b'MEDIUMSFIRST NATIONS REPRESENTATION IN THE MEDIA IS INCREASING FROM LITERATURE TO FILMBOOKSEmpire of Wild By Cherie DimalineCherie Dimaline, widely known for her #1 bestselling book in Canada and television adaptation titled The Marrow Thieves, recently released Empire of Wild in the fall of 2019. Focused on Metis folklore of Rogarou, the story follows a woman searching for her husband, who has mysteri-ously disappeared only to resurface months later as a preacher, with no memory of her or his past. Like The Marrow Thieves, this book brings modernized traditional Indigenous storytelling to the forefront. ntisnak By Lindsay NixonWriter, curator and researcher Lindsay Nixon released ntisnak in September 2018. In this memoir, Nixon crafts a story about kinship between blood and her chosen family, while intersecting between the complexities of colonialism, queer love and Indigeneity. Using narrative techniques that keep the reader engaged, Nixon draws upon her ancestral teachings of her Cree, Saulteaux and Metis heritage that offers a poetic perspective for those beginning their healing journey.46l ISSUE 2 2019/20C hIEfS ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazInE'