In October 2019, local author and LMT contributor Carol Rose GoldenEagle published her latest
novel 'Bone Black.'
A work of fiction addressing the epidemic of Indigenous women going missing or being murdered. These victims' cases are rarely if ever brought to justice. The story is told through the relationship between twin sisters Wren and Raven. The latter of whom disappear
“When it comes to stories about missing and murdered Indigenous women, Wren StrongEagle is the character we want to enact justice… With vivid prose and an intense page-turning plot, Bone Black examines police indifference, systemic racism, and the power of prayer and spiritual guidance, and reminds us that the crisis in Canada of missing and murdered Indigenous women continues to need our attention.” -- All Lit Up’s list of “Season’s Readings”, November 27, 2019
s suddenly. After being discouraged by the attitudes of local authorities, Wren decides to act on her own.On February 14, 2020, Bone Black was short-listed for two Saskatchewan Book Awards. The Muslims for Peace and Justice Fiction Book Award, and the Rasmussen & Co. Indigenous Peoples' Writing Book Award.The winners will be announced at a gala on April 25 at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina, SK.Bone Black is published by Canadian publishing house Harbour Publishing and can be purchased on their website at bit.ly/crgbook
