First Nations authors take on spirituality, alcoholism in Sask. workshop – CBC

Blair Stonechild and Harold Johnson host talk in Saskatoon

Sep 25, 2017

Saskatoon’s annual Word On the Street festival kicked off Sunday with a workshop by two authors who get to the heart of major issues ailing First Nations people in the province.

The one-day festival features a number of workshop presentations from poets, authors and lovers of literature.

Among them are Indigenous authors Blair Stonechild and Harold Johnson.

Their workshop presentation, titled Sharing the Journey and Living the Story, will touch on Stonechild’s book, The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous Spirituality, and Johnson’s book, Fire Water: How Alcohol is Killing my People.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/first-nations-authors-take-on-spirituality-alcoholism-in-sask-workshop-1.4305068

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