Physicality, Landscape, Language … Home: Locating and Connecting to Place in David Bouchard’s ‘Cultural Books’

David Bouchard bridges cultures in his dual language oeuvre. Through notions of the physical and the Canadian landscape, and in First Nations, Michif, and European-descended languages, Bouchard is able to create narratives of place through poetry, storytelling, and descriptive chirography. The texts...

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Published in:Language and Literacy
Main Author: Joanie Crandall
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
French
Published: Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada 2017
Subjects:
reading
new literacies
bouchard
michif
cree
delaware
kwak’wala
mi’kmaq
ojibwe
ojibway
innu
lenape
first nations
canadian
cultural texts
dual language texts
picture books
history
environment
citizenship
social justice
anthro-se
litt
Bouchard
First Nations
Mi’kmaq
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.20360/G29W9N
https://doaj.org/article/3ecb786d81ba4fc6a086d73c4e2f04ca
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Summary:David Bouchard bridges cultures in his dual language oeuvre. Through notions of the physical and the Canadian landscape, and in First Nations, Michif, and European-descended languages, Bouchard is able to create narratives of place through poetry, storytelling, and descriptive chirography. The texts, which are complemented by prominent First Nations artists’ illustrations and music, embody Bouchard’s reclamation of his cultural heritages for himself and his daughter.

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