b'MEDIUMS: INDIGENOUS VOICES IN MEDIAESSENTIAL READS AND PODCASTS BY INDIGENOUS AUTHORS AND STORYTELLERS BY ASHLEY ALBERTBOOKA Short Historyof the Blockade:Giant Beavers, Diplomacy and Regeneration in NishnaabewinAuthor: Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonA Short History of the Blockade is part of the Canadian Literature Centres Kreisel Lecture series, highlighting four Nishnaabeg amik (beaver) stories. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson explores the generative nature of Indigenous blockades using amik as a lens for the life-giving and world-building possibilities of both dams and blockades. After detailing the amik stories, Simpson summarizes the lessons readers can take away from the stories. An award-winning writer and artist, Simpson is Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg from Alderville First Nation. Her worldview focuses on a deepened relationship with the land, water, animals and Anishnaabeg, which translates into her work as an author. Simpson is widely recognized as one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation.BOOKThese are the Stories: Memories of a 60s Scoop SurvivorAuthor: Christine Miskonoodinkwe-SmithThese are the Stories is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the 60s Scoop, a time when a vast number of Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their families and home communitiesa crisis still happening today. Ten years in the making, These are the Stories helps educate on this dark aspect of Canadian history and the experiences that still have a lasting impact on Indigenous peoples today. Through a collection of short essays, Christine Miskonoodinkwe-Smitha Saulteaux woman from Peguis First Nation in Manitobacourageously shares her own personal experiences as a 60s Scoop survivor. Smith wrote the book as part of her healing journey, which centres on the question: where is home? Author photo credit: Susan Blight.48l I ssue1 2022C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne'