A Steady Brightness of Being: Truths, Wisdom, and Love from Celebrated Indigenous Voices

Bringing together voices from across Turtle Island, a groundbreaking collection of letters from Indigenous writers, activists, and thinkers—to their ancestors, to future generations, and to themselves.

Drawing on the wisdom and personal experience of its esteemed contributors, this first-of-its-kind anthology tackles complex questions of our times to provide a rich tapestry of Indigenous life, past, present, and future. These peace offerings—to settlers, to one another, to listeners—explore the histories that have brought us to this moment, the challenges and crises faced by present-day communities, and the visions that will lead us to a new architecture for thinking about Indigeneity.

Including contributions from film actress and television writer Tamara Podemski, Governor General's Award-winning author David A. Robertson, and arts journalist Jesse Wente, and taking its structure from the medicine bundle—tobacco, sage, cedar, and sweetgrass—this beautiful collection will stir and empower listeners, as well as enrich an essential and ongoing conversation about what reconciliation looks like and what it means to be Indigenous today.