b'BOOKSFive Little IndiansBy Michelle Good Release: February 2020In February 2020, Michelle Good, Cree writer and lawyer from Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, debuted her first book, Five Little Indians. Five Little Indians, which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in September 2020, is told from the alternating points of view of five former residential school students as they struggle to survive in 1960s Vancouver and navigate bonds of the friendship that sustain them. With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these resi-dential school survivors to come to terms with their shared past and, ultimately, find a way forward. A History of My Brief BodyBy Billy-Ray Belcourt Release: August 2020Billy-Ray Belcourtwriter, Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2018 for his debut collection This Wound is a Worldreleased his debut memoir and national bestseller A History of my Brief Body in August 2020. Belcourt, who hails from Driftpile Cree Nation in northern Alberta, pens his personal history by weaving through the world around him. With all its complexities and contradictions through the legacy of colonial violence and the joy that flourishes despite it, A History of My Brief Body demonstrates the power of words to both devastate and console us.KWEYAANII BOOZHOOSHE:KONWACHIYEHAmnesty International is a grassroots-led, global human rights movement of supporters who stand in solidarity with and unequivocally support the right of all Indigenous peoples to self-determination and in their campaigns for justice.Working in partnership with communities and allies, we strongly advocate for improving the quality of life for Indigenous people by prioritizing justice, wellness and treaty obligations, and challenging systemic and other forms of racism and discrimination.WE ARE STRONGERTOGETHER.To learn more visit www.amnesty.caor email acollins@amnesty.ca or call 1-800-266-3789I ssue1 2020C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne l 41'