Kegedonce Press is an Indigenous publishing house in Neyaashiinigmiing Reserve No. 27 ( Cape Croker),

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, Canada, owned by

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is an Anishinaabe writer of mixed ancestry from the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation in Canada. She lives and works at Neyaashiinigmiing, Cape Croker Reserve on the Saugeen Peninsula in southwestern Ontario, and in Ottawa, ...

. Started in 1993, it is one of only a handful of dedicated Indigenous publishers in Canada. Their motto is "w'daub awae", which means "speaking true" in Ojibwe. Kegedonce Press describes itself as committed to the publication of beautifully written and designed Indigenous literature, both nationally and internationally. They are the only Indigenous publisher that prioritizes poetry, as Kateri is a poet and recognizes that many new Indigenous authors begin their writing careers as poets. Indigenous-owned and operated, this literary press publishes work by some of the most widely known contemporary Indigenous writers, including titles by

, Joanne Arnott,

Warren Cariou Warren Cariou is a Canadian writer and associate professor of English at the University of Manitoba. Biography Cariou received a B.A. (Hons) from the University of Saskatchewan and an MA and PhD from the University of Toronto (1998). In 1999 ...

Cherie Dimaline Cherie Dimaline () is a writer and a member of the Georgian Bay Métis Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario. She is most notable for her 2017 young adult novel '' The Marrow Thieves'', which explores the continued colonial exploitation of I ...

, Al Hunter, Daniel Heath Justice,

Basil H. Johnston Basil H. Johnston (13 July 1929 – 8 September 2015) was an Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) and Canadian writer, storyteller, language teacher and scholar. Biography Johnston was born July 13, 1929, on the Parry Island Indian Reserve to Rufus and Mary ...

, Aaron Paquette, and

Richard Van Camp Richard Van Camp (born September 8, 1971) is a Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ writer of the Dene nation from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Kegedone Press homepageBibliographic Certification, Booknet CanadaCanadian Literature, CanLit PublishersKateri Akiwenzie-Damm: Our voices are marginalized - Indian Country Today
Book publishing companies of Canada First Nations literature Publishing companies established in 1993 1993 establishments in Ontario {{NorthAm-native-stub