Northern Wildflower
by Catherine Lafferty
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Pub Date Sep 03 2018 | Archive Date Jun 05 2019
Fernwood Publishing | Roseway Publishing
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Description
This is the story of how a young northern girl picked herself up out of the rough and polished herself off like the diamond that she is in the land of the midnight sun.
Northern Wildflower is the beautifully written and powerful memoir of Catherine Lafferty. With startling honesty and a distinct voice, Lafferty tells her story of being a Dene woman growing up in Canada’s North and her struggles with intergenerational trauma, discrimination, poverty, addiction, love, and loss. Focusing on the importance of family ties, education, spiritualism, cultural identity, health, happiness, and the courage to speak the truth, Lafferty’s words bring cultural awareness and relativity to Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers alike, giving insight into the real issues many Indigenous women face and dispelling misconceptions about what life in the North is like.
Advance Praise
Catherine Lafferty’s life story as a daughter and mother wanting more for her family and for herself is so completely inspiring. Northern Wildflower is a celebration of soul, grace and dignity. I am floored with the talent, courage and heart inside this wonderful debut.
— Richard Van Camp, author of The Lesser Blessed
Marketing Plan
- Launch in Yellowknife
- Readings across Northwest Territories
- National ad campaign
- Reviews and excerpt in national media
- Launch in Yellowknife
- Readings across Northwest Territories
- National ad campaign
- Reviews and excerpt in national media
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781773630403 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 150 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 238609
I loved this memoir it showed the author's strength to overcome. It was beautifully written. I highly recommend it.
I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased review of it.
Candace P, Reviewer
I will give this 4 stars based on Lafferty’s strength alone. Her path, and other Indigenous women like hers, has not been easy. The writing was simple but read with her strong voice and powerful emotion.
Alisha T, Reviewer
Gord Downie first peaked my interest in the fight to help the Indigenous people of Canada. He made it his dying days purpose to bring awareness to and fight against the cruel treatment of the Indigenous. Even after learning of the Chanie Wenjack story and donating myself, I was still pretty unaware of exactly what was going on in the North. When I heard about this memoir, I hoped it would shed some more light on the topic and give me a better understanding. I’m not Canadian, but I am human and this stuff matters.
While this memoir did not shed light on the Indigenous issues the way I expected, it did open my eyes to the trickle-down impact this cultural genocide continues to have on the children and grandchildren of those forced into residential schools. And while Catherine has risen above her circumstance, she is still a prime example of what that injustice left behind. Discrimination, lack of proper housing and education, refusal to allow the practice of their traditional medicine. These are all things she faces throughout her life.
The writing style is simple, but the story of perseverance, incredibly intricate and strong.
