From the earliest settler policies to deal with the Indian problem, to contemporary government-run programs ostensibly designed to help Indigenous people, public policy has played a major role in creating the historical trauma that so greatly impacts the lives of Canada s Aboriginal peoples. Taking Back Our Spirits traces the link between Canadian public policies, the injuries they have inflicted on Indigenous people, and Indigenous literature s ability to heal individuals and communities. Episkenew examines contemporary autobiography, fiction, and drama to reveal how these texts...