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Her 2015 book of short stories, The Stone Collection, was a finalist for the Sarton Literary Book Awards, and her collaborative recording A Constellation of Bones was a nominee for a 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award. Born in Scarborough, Kateri was raised in Toronto and on her home territory on the Saugeen Peninsula.
The most recently published collection was Without Reservation which was released in 2003. 1 Short Story Collections, 3 Poetry Collections.
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Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, Saugeen Ojibway Nation on the Saugeen Peninsula in Ontario.
Her teaching and creative work is firmly decolonial, a practice of cultural resurgence, affirmation and survivance. Her publications encompass poetry, fiction, non-fiction, radio plays, television and film, libretti, graphic novels, and spoken word.
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The offices of Portage & Main Press and HighWater Press are located on Treaty 1 Territory as well as the homeland of the Métis Nation.
We acknowledge for their financial support of our publishing program the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Book Publishing Tax Credit program, and the Manitoba Department of Sport, Culture, and Heritage.
The offices of Portage & Main Press and HighWater Press are located on Treaty 1 Territory as well as the homeland of the Métis Nation.
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Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is an Anishinaabe writer, poet, spoken-word performer, librettist, and activist of mixed ancestry from the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, Saugeen Ojibway Nation.
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (she/her/hers) is a writer, publisher, activist, and member of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, on the Saugeen Peninsula in Ontario. She is the founder and Managing Editor of Kegedonce Press which was established in 1993 to publish the work of Indigenous creators.
The first collection published was My Heart Is A Stray Bullet, in 1993. Kateri has written two books of poetry my heart is a stray bullet and bloodriver woman, the Sarton Literary Award nominated collection of short fiction The Stone Collection, and the graphic novel Nimkii which was commissioned for the graphic novel anthology This Place: 150 Years Retold.
She has also served as Poet Laureate for Owen Sound and North Grey. Her teaching and creative work is firmly decolonial—a practice of cultural resurgence, affirmation, and survivance.
Cape Croker: Nishin Sounds, 2008.
standing ground (CD). Kateri was editor of two anthologies: Without Reservation, Indigenous Erotica and the award-winning Skins: Contemporary Indigenous Writing, and has released two poetry and music CDs, Standing Ground and A Constellation of Bones which was a nominee for an Aboriginal Music Award.
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Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is the author of 3 Collections.
Cape Croker: Nishin Sounds, 2004.
bloodriver woman. Calgary: Absinthe Chapbooks, 1998.
my heart is a stray bullet. Cape Croker: Kegedonce Press, 1993.
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm: F.A.Q
What was the first book Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm wrote?
The first book written by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm was My Heart Is A Stray Bullet, published in 1993.
What was the most recent book Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm wrote?
Their most recently released work was The Stone Collection on October 30th, 2015.
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How many books has Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm written?
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm has written 4 books excluding contributions to anthologies.
An Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Kateri’s publications encompass poetry, fiction, non-fiction, radio plays, television and film, libretti, graphic novels, and spoken word. Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is the founding editor (now managing editor) of Kegedonce Press, one of four established Indigenous-run publishing houses in Canada.
Research Interests
Indigenous Literatures, Indigenous Erotica, Inter-arts, Spoken Word, Music and Spoken Word, Indigenous Editing, Indigenous Publishing, the Indian Residential School and Day School Systems, and the Taking of First Nations children by the Children's Aid Society/Child and Family Services.
Publications
Nimkii, in This Place: 150 Years Retold. Portage and Main Press: Winnipeg, 2019.
The Stone Collection. Portage and Main Press: Winnipeg, 2015.
A Constellation of Bones: Soundtrack (CD).
Kateri is also the founder, publisher, and art director for Kegedonce Press, for which she was awarded the 2025 Ivy Award to recognize her substantial contributions to Canadian publishing. There are no upcoming collections.
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm has also written one book in the Short Story Collections series called, The Stone Collection.
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She attended York University and the University of Ottawa and has taught creative writing and Indigenous literatures at the University of Manitoba, the Banff Centre’s Aboriginal Arts Program, and the En’owkin International School of Writing in partnership with the University of Victoria.