Horses in the Sand : A Memoir Haida From the Indian Act

From the Indian Act

residential schools in Canada

Chair of the Department of First Nations Studies at Vancouver Island University

Over the last 30 years

Pratt Poetry Award 2021

Horses in the Sand : A Memoir Haida From the Indian ActHorses in the Sand is Lorrie Potvin's, tradeswoman, artist, writer, and teacher and queerishly two spirited Mtis, sequel to her first book, First Gear: A Motorcycle Memoir. This book is a collection of stories that document a queer woman's journey from her sparse beginnings as a child to becoming a tradeswoman, teacher, and artist. With courage, humour, and frank honesty, the stories describe what it was like to grow up as a girl who was starkly