Northern Wildflower

by Catherine Lafferty  

This is the story of how a young northern girl picked herself up out of the rough and polished herself off like the diamond that she is in the land of the midnight sun.

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  • September 2018
  • ISBN: 9781773630403
  • 158 pages
  • $23.00
  • For sale worldwide
  • Kindle November 2018
  • ISBN: 9781773630427
  • For sale worldwide
  • EPUB November 2018
  • ISBN: 9781773630410
  • $22.99
  • For sale worldwide

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About the book

Northern Wildflower is the beautifully written and powerful memoir of Catherine Lafferty. With startling honesty and a distinct voice, Lafferty tells her story of being a Dene woman growing up in Canada’s North and her struggles with intergenerational trauma, discrimination, poverty, addiction, love, and loss. Focusing on the importance of family ties, education, spiritualism, cultural identity, health, happiness, and the courage to speak the truth, Lafferty’s words bring cultural awareness and relativity to Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers alike, giving insight into the real issues many Indigenous women face and dispelling misconceptions about what life in the North is like.

Biography/Memoir Indigenous Resistance & Decolonization

What people are saying

Richard Van Camp, author of The Lesser Blessed

Catherine Lafferty’s life story as a daughter and mother wanting more for her family and for herself is so completely inspiring. Northern Wildflower is a celebration of soul, grace and dignity.  I am floored with the talent, courage and heart inside this wonderful debut.

Quill and Quire, January 2018

“Lafferty has pulled this off with disarming honesty and grace.”

Author

Catherine Lafferty

Catherine Lafferty grew up in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, where she was primarily raised by her grandparents, who instilled in her a sense of pride in who she is and where she comes from. Catherine honours her First Nation background through her position as a Council Member for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. Her hobbies include writing, creating music and film, and spending time with her family.

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