Memorial University Libraries is inviting members from the campus community to take part in its Project Learn Book Club – a shared reading experience centred on books written by Indigenous authors or in collaboration with Indigenous communities.

Project Learn aims to introduce members of the Memorial University community to Indigenous history, culture, and traditions in unique and thought-provoking ways. Project Learn collaborates with members of the Indigenous communities of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada to explore the ways in which we can decolonize how we learn through methods such as art, literature, and storytelling.

For February-April, we are reading Scratching River by Michelle Porter and Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson!

The Project Learn Book Club Gathering will take place on April 21^st at 1:00pm (NST) on Microsoft Teams (see below). We will be joined by author Dr. Michelle Porter!

Michelle Porter (Manitoba Métis Federation) is a Métis author, storyteller, educator, and Assistant Professor of Creative Writing in the Department of English at Memorial University. Porter is the descendent of a long line of Métis storytellers. Many of her ancestors told stories using music and today she tells stories using the written word. She holds degrees in Journalism, Folklore, English, and a PhD in Geography from Memorial University. Her academic research and creative work focus on home, memory, and women’s changing relationships with the land.