this collection is a testament to Indigenous resilience and creativity

like many Native American children across the country in the late 19th and early 20th century

then gently knock ripe seeds into their canoe

and coffee shops

“home” has been more of an idea than a place

Speculative Relations: Indigenous Worlding and Repair Swampy Cree this collection is a testamentIndigenous relations are often described in anthropological terms, or as expressions of timeless, unchanging kinship ties. In Speculative Relations, Joseph M. Pierce challenges this view, considering the potential of these relations as a means of repairing the damages of history. Pierce approaches Indigenous art and culture not as objects of study, but through relations committed to reciprocity and care for human and more than human beings. Drawing on