Assi Manifesto

Translated from French by Howard Scott

Assi Manifesto is a celebration of the Innu land in the tradition of Josephine Bacon. This telluric power is reminiscent of Paul Chamberland’s Terre Quebec. Natasha Kanape’s challenge is to name her land, but also to reconcile opposites.

In this collection of poetry, the author engages with the environment, colonialism, anxiety, anger, healing, solitude, and love. Assi in Innu means Land. Assi Manifesto is primarily a land of women. If the manifesto is a public space, Assi is a forum of life, a song for those who open their spirit to its mystery.