Indigenous Speaker Series with Eden Robinson (online)

Eden Robinson is an award-winning Indigenous writer. She is a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations. Eden is the author of the short story collection Traplines (1995). Traplines won the Winifred Holtby Prize for best first work of fiction and was a New York Times Notable Book. Her second book Monkey Beach (2000), a novel, was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Literary Award. Monkey Beach was awarded with the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.

Eden recently finished writing the Trickster-trilogy: Son of a Trickster (2017), Trickster Drift (2018) and, Return of the Trickster (2021) all published by Knopf Canada. Son of a Trickster was shortlisted for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Moreover, Son of a Trickster was a finalist of the 2020 edition of Canada Reads. Trickster Drift won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2019.

In this summer session of the Indigenous Speaker Series, Eden Robinson will share an intimate look into the intricacies of family, culture, and place through her talk, The Sasquatch at Home: Traditional Protocols and Modern Storytelling.

You may be interested in joining us in reading The Sasquatch at Home at our 3-part book club starting May 27th.

The Indigenous Speaker Series is a series of insightful talks given by Indigenous scholars, writers, innovators, Elders, activists, storytellers and makers. These events are an occasion to amplify the voices and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and for participants to engage with speakers on issues impacting our communities. This series is organized by Indigenous Education and Services (IES) and the Teaching and Curriculum Development Centre (TCDC). On May 28th, 2024, Jordan Wilson will be discussing his experiences and observations as a Musqueam community member and co-curator involved in producing the multi-site exhibition c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city.