PMC Indigenous Literature Awards explained

The Periodical Marketers of Canada Indigenous Literature Awards, also known as the First Nation Communities Read Awards, is an annual Canadian literary award presented to Indigenous Canadian writers.

First Nation Communities Read was established in 2003 to help bring awareness to and support First Nation, Métis, and Inuit authors, publishers, and illustrators.[1] [2] In 2012, Periodical Markers of Canada signed on and has since provided winners with a $5,000 prize.[3]

First Nation Communities Read receives support from the Government of Canada, the Ontario Library Service, publishers, librarians, and the general public.[4]

Recipients

PMC Indigenous Literature Awards winners and finalists!Year!Category!Author!Title!Result!Ref.
2003-2004 with Brian Deines (illus.)Dragonfly KitesWinner
2004-2005Solomon’s TreeWinner
2005-2006Sky SistersWinner
2006-2007As Long as the Rivers FlowWinner
2007-2008No Award Presented
2008-2009Ancient ThunderWinner
2009-2010Which Way Should I Go?Winner
2010-2011 and Margaret Pokiak-FentonLong Powwow NightsWinner
2011-2012 and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton with Liz Amini-Holmes (illus.)Fatty LegsWinner[5]
2012-2013Shannen and the Dream for a SchoolWinner
2013-2014Indian HorseWinner[6]
Motorcycles and SweetgrassShortlist[7]
Nobody Cries at BINGO
and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton with Liz Amini-Holmes (illus.)
with Scott B. Henderson (illus.)Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story
2014-2015Children'sWildberries / Pakwa che MenisuWinner[8]
Raven Brings the LightShortlist[9] [10]
Moccasin Creek
Little Chief and the Gifts of the Morning Star
The Diamond Willow Walking Stick
2015-2016Peace Pipe Dreams: The Truth about Lies about IndiansWinner[11]
Up Ghost RiverShortlist[12]
and Mary Leatherdale (Eds.)Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
Rose’s Run
All the Way: My Life on Ice
2016-2017Children's with Michael Arnott (illus.)Spirit BearWinner
Sweetest KuluShortlist[13]
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox
The Thundermaker
The Apple Tree
2017-2018Bearskin DiaryWinner[14] [15]
2018-2019Children'sThe Water WalkerWinner
When We Were AloneShortlist[16]
My Heart Fills with Happiness
The Cloud Artist
Akilak's Adventure
Young Adult/AdultSeven Fallen FeathersWinner
2019-2020Children'sSpirit Bear: Fishing for Knowledge, Catching DreamsWinner
The GatheringShortlist[17]
Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock
Neekna and Chemai
Putuguq & Kublu and the Qalupalik!
Young Adult/AdultTilly and the Crazy EightsWinner
2020-2021Children'sThe Bear’s MedicineWinner[18]
and Pauline YoungI'm Finding My TalkShortlist[19]
and Miriam KörnerWhen We Had Sled Dogs
, Heather Charles, Myrtle Jamieson, and Milena VujanovicE Meshkwadooniged Mitig /The Trading Tree
, Odelia Smith and Sheena LottNeekah's Knitting Needles
Young Adult/AdultChasing Painted HorsesWinner
2021-2022Children'sIt’s a Mitig!Winner[20] [21]
How I Survived: Four Nights on the IceShortlist
and Kevin Qamaniq-MasonI Am Loved
Kits, Cubs, and Calves: An Arctic Summer
with Roy Henry Vickers (illus.)Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
and Wilson BearheadSiha Tooskin Knows the Strength of His Hair
Swift Fox All Along
with Nicole Neidhardt (illus.)When We Are Kind
Young Adult/Adult and Joan SorleyOrange Shirt DayWinner
Black WaterShortlist
Five Little Indians
Genocidal Love: A Life after Residential School
Ghost Lake

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Nation Communities READ: Indigenous Literature Award . 2022-03-18 . The Word On The Street Toronto . en-CA.
  2. Web site: First Nation Communities Read Archives . 2022-03-18 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US . 2021-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802023906/https://bookcentre.ca/awards/first-nation-communities-read . live .
  3. Web site: Ontario Library Service . First Nation Communities READ Announces the Children's and Young Adult/Adult Selected Titles for the 2021-2022 PMC Indigenous Literature Award . 2022-03-18 . Cision . en . 2021-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102224441/http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/first-nation-communities-read-announces-the-children-s-and-young-adult-adult-selected-titles-for-the-2021-2022-pmc-indigenous-literature-award-804911193.html . live .
  4. Web site: First Nations Communities READ . 2022-03-18 . Ontario Library Service . en-gb . 2021-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102225707/https://olservice.ca/first-nations/about-first-nations-communities-read . live .
  5. Web site: First Nation Communities Read - Young Adult Category . 2022-03-18 . North Perth Public Library . en-CA . 2022-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220318210202/https://nppl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/75631848/1981982179 . live .
  6. Web site: Siassina . Maria . 2013-05-21 . Richard Wagamese wins First Nation Communities Read competition . 2022-03-18 . Quill and Quire . en . 2017-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170606133403/http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2013/05/21/richard-wagamese-wins-first-nation-communities-read-competition/ . live .
  7. Web site: Siassina . Maria . 2013-05-07 . First Nation Communities Read shortlist announced . 2022-03-18 . Quill and Quire . en . 2021-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211029115317/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2013/05/07/first-nation-communities-read-shortlist-announced/ . live .
  8. Web site: Woods . Stuart . 2014-05-22 . English- and Cree-language picture book wins First Nation Communities Read . 2022-03-18 . Quill and Quire . en . 2017-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171123173051/https://quillandquire.com/book-news/2014/05/22/english-and-cree-language-picture-book-wins-first-nation-communities-read/ . live .
  9. Web site: Woods . Stuart . 2014-04-28 . Nominees announced for First Nation Communities Read . 2022-03-18 . Quill and Quire . en . 2020-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811093157/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2014/04/28/nominees-announced-for-first-nation-communities-read/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2014/15 First Nation Communities Read: PMC Indigenous Literature Award - Children's : Award Winners . 2022-03-18 . Toronto Public Library . 2021-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723163759/https://kids.tpl.ca/ready-for-reading/books/booklist/first-nations-communities-read-childrens/2014 . live .
  11. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2015-06-10 . Darrell Dennis wins PMC Aboriginal Literature Award . 2022-03-18 . Quill and Quire . en . 2020-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030195217/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2015/06/10/darrell-dennis-wins-pmc-aboriginal-literature-award/ . live .
  12. Web site: Lemke . Monika . 2015-05-06 . 2015-2016 First Nation Communities Read shortlist announced . 2022-03-18 . Quill and Quire . en . 2015-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151130063454/http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2015/05/06/2015-first-nation-communities-read-shortlist/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2016/17 First Nation Communities Read: PMC Indigenous Literature Award - Children's : Award Winners . 2022-03-18 . Toronto Public Library . 2021-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723121033/https://kids.tpl.ca/ready-for-reading/books/booklist/first-nations-communities-read-childrens/2016 . live .
  14. Web site: 2020-09-28 . Drew Hayden Taylor & Clayton Gauthier win 2020 PMC Indigenous Literature Awards . 2022-03-18 . CBC Books . 2021-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126134603/https://www.cbc.ca/books/drew-hayden-taylor-clayton-gauthier-win-2020-pmc-indigenous-literature-awards-1.5741823 . live .
  15. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2017-06-08 . Carol Daniels recognized by First Nation Communities READ . 2022-03-18 . Quill and Quire . en . 2022-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105001301/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/06/08/carol-daniels-recognized-by-first-nation-communities-read/ . live .
  16. Web site: 2018/19 First Nation Communities Read: PMC Indigenous Literature Award - Children's : Award Winners . 2022-03-18 . Toronto Public Library . 2021-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210722031320/https://kids.tpl.ca/ready-for-reading/books/booklist/first-nations-communities-read-childrens/2018 . live .
  17. Web site: 2019/2020 First Nation Communities Read: PMC Indigenous Literature Award - Children's : Award Winners . 2022-03-18 . Toronto Public Library . 2021-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723163802/https://kids.tpl.ca/ready-for-reading/books/booklist/first-nations-communities-read-childrens/2019 . live .
  18. Web site: 2020-2021 First Nation Communities READ PMC Indigenous Literature Award : Award Winners : Books & More : Ready for Reading . 2022-03-18 . Toronto Public Library . 2022-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220208040300/https://kids.tpl.ca/ready-for-reading/books/booklist/first-nations-communities-read-childrens . live .
  19. Web site: 2020-2021 First Nation Communities READ PMC Indigenous Literature Award : Award Winners . 2022-03-18 . Toronto Public Library . 2022-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220208040300/https://kids.tpl.ca/ready-for-reading/books/booklist/first-nations-communities-read-childrens . live .
  20. Web site: 2021-09-24 . 2021-2022 PMC Indigenous Literature Awards announced . 2022-03-18 . Quill and Quire . en . 2022-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220318210153/https://quillandquire.com/omni/2021-2022-pmc-indigenous-literature-awards-announced/ . live .
  21. Web site: Qiao . Vicky . 2021-09-27 . Phyllis Webstad, Bridget George win First Nation Communities Read Awards for best Indigenous literature . 2022-03-18 . CBC Books . 2021-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104220511/https://www.cbc.ca/books/phyllis-webstad-bridget-george-win-first-nation-communities-read-awards-for-best-indigenous-literature-1.6190967 . live .

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