"Fox tears beauty from the jaws of genocide, daring to claim love beyond settler imaginingslove that nurtures decolonial futures and makes possible a more just world." Sam McKegney, author of Magic Weapons and Masculindians
"A riveting, often difficult, brave, important book. " Deanna Reder , Chair, Department of Indigenous Studies, Simon Fraser University
"A riveting and courageous reflection. . . . Genocidal Love is unique in its detailed account of the often re-traumatizing effects of the legal and bureaucratic barriers of compensation programs predating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission." Jesse Rae Archibald-Barber , editor of kisiskâciwan and co-editor of Performing Turtle Island
Winner, Indigenous Voices Award, 2021 Shortlisted, Saskatchewan Book Award, Nonfiction, 2021 Shortlisted, Saskatchewan Book Award, City of Regina Prize, 2021 Shortlisted, Rasmussen & Co. Indigenous Peoples' Writing Award, 2021 Shortlisted, Regina Public Library Book of the Year Award, 2021 Shortlisted, Creative Saskatchewan Publishing Award, 2021 Shortlisted, Saskatoon Public Library Indigenous Peoples' Publishing Award, 2021
Foreword by Michelle Coupal
Preface
Prologue
I. N?HKOM AND NIMOS?M
Life Was Good
The Queen Bee
No Tears
Pregnant Means Kissing
II. LEARN THE GOOD AND LEAVE THE BAD
Meet the Queen
Going to School
The Little Red Child
III. WHERE IS HOME?
Freckles Be Gone
The Cousins
Who Am I?
My Heart and Soul Shattered
The Connection
IV. NO QUICK FIX
No Love Here
Get Your Horses
What Happened in Vegas Didn’t Stay There
V. THE CLAIM
The Process
They All Leave
Genocide Got My Brother
No One Talks About It
My Life in the Colonizer’s Hands
VI. WHEN WILL IT END?
“Model A” Myrtle
The List
We Are Royalty Too
Discussion Questions
Acknowledgements
About the Author