Her competition in the category includes Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler for "Ghost Lake" (Kegedonce Press), Jenn Ashton for "People Like Frank" (Tidewater Press), Michael Hutchinson for "The Case of the Missing Auntie" (Second Story Press) and Katłįà for "Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat’a" (Fernwood Publishing).
In its fourth year, the literary contest is recognizing Indigenous talent across nine categories spanning languages, genres and media.
The Indigenous Voices Awards were established in 2017 with the support of a fundraising campaign launched in response to the online furor over an editorial in Write magazine proposing a Canadian literary prize for cultural appropriation.
This year, a total of $39,000 will be split among the winners on National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21.