Healing through Storytelling: A Study of Select Works of ‘Marilyn Dumont’

In Healing Through Storytelling, Dr. Poonam Valera presents a profound exploration of the works of Canadian Cree-Métis poet Marilyn Dumont. This insightful study highlights Dumont’s poetry as a tool for healing, resistance, and cultural reclamation. Focusing on Dumont’s key collections such as A Really Good Brown Girl and The Pemmican Eaters, the book delves into themes of identity, colonial trauma, and Indigenous resilience.

Dr. Valera illuminates Dumont’s unique narrative techniques, blending personal storytelling with Indigenous traditions to challenge historical injustices and celebrate cultural strength. By examining Dumont’s powerful voice, which intertwines lyrical elegance and political boldness, this book demonstrates how storytelling can act as a pathway to healing for Indigenous communities, especially women.

An essential read for scholars and readers of Indigenous literature, Healing Through Storytelling invites readers to engage with Dumont’s works as both poetic masterpieces and tools for societal transformation.