Bent Back Tongue Gitxsan and History

and History

In keeping with the simple stories

Bear wakes up to a noise in the woods outside his winter den

Authors Shawna Thomson and Nadia Sammurtok

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Bent Back Tongue Gitxsan and HistoryGarry Gottfriedson is from Kamloops, BC. He is strongly rooted in his Secwpemc (Shuswap) cultural teachings. In his latest collection, Secwpemc rancher and renowned poet Garry Gottfriedson explores the fraught mechanics of contemporary masculinity, politics and love. Bent Back Tongue is a raw examination of love, identity, politics, masculinity, and vulnerability. Through sharp honesty and revealing satire, Gottfriedson delves into Canadian