Legacy

Legacyis the first novel by Waubgeshig Rice, whose collection of storiesMidnight Sweatlodgewas the Gold Medal Winner for Adult Multicultural Fiction atthe 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

Set in the 1990s,Legacydeals with violence against a young Indigenous woman and its lingering after-shocks on an Anishnawbe family in Ontario. Its themes of injustice, privilege and those denied it, reconciliation and revenge, are as timely as today's headlines. (From Theytus Books)

Author interviews

Unreserved7:18Waubgeshig Rice turns real life tragedy into Legacy

When Waubgeshig Rice was working as a CBC journalist in Winnipeg, he heard countless stories from indigenous families who have lost loved ones through tragedy. These stories, and personal losses in his own family, inspired Rices sophomore novel, Legacy.