Naomi Fontaine

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• Shuni

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  Governor General's (French) 2020 · Finalist

  Shuni

  Naomi Fontaine · 32 when first published

  Novel · 158 pages

  AIAI-generated summary:An Innu writer from Uashat writes a long letter to Shuni, a Quebecer who has come to her community to help, telling her about her people, her family and what it means to be oneself after colonization.

• Manikanetish

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  Governor General's (French) 2018 · Finalist

  Manikanetish

  Manikanetish

  Naomi Fontaine · 30 when first published

  Novel · 168 pages · Coming of age

  AIAI-generated summary:Yammie, a young Innu woman, returns to Uashat on Quebec's North Shore to teach French at the Manikanetish school, and to find her roots, among students struggling to take charge of their lives.