Writing Our Stories: Indigenous Authors and Publishers Panel

The Office of Indigenous Relations and the University of Waterloo Libraries presents an Indigenous Authors & Publishers Reading, panel, and Q&A, featuring Ojistoh Publishing and Kegedonce Press alongside authors Dawn Cheryl Hill, Dr. Karenna’onwe Hill, D.A. Lockhart, and Coltrane Seesequasis.

Thursday, June 11, 2026 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)
Writing Our Stories event poster: June 11th from 1:30PM to 3:00PM ET

This event features two Indigenous-owned publishing houses, Ojistoh Publishing and Kegedonce Press, who will each present two of their authors for a shared reading and discussion.

Featured authors include Dawn Cheryl Hill, author of Memory Keeper, and Dr. Karenna’onwe Hill, author of The Good Mind, both Mohawk Turtle Clan, alongside D.A. Lockhart, Turtle Clan member of Eelünaapéewi Lahkéewiit (Lenape), and Coltrane Seesequasis, an Indigenous writer who grew up in Gatineau, Quebec.

Each author will read from their work, followed by a panel conversation and audience Q&A. Books will be available for purchase, and light refreshments will be provided.