Al Hunter
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Al Hunter is an Anishinaabe
writer who has published poetry in books and journals, taught extensively, and performed internationally. A member of Rainy River First Nations and former chief, Hunter has expertise in land claims negotiations, and is a longstanding activist on behalf of indigenous rights and wellness, and environmental responsibility.
Hunter lives in Manitou Rapids, Rainy River First Nations in Ontario
, Canada. His poetry has been widely published, including such anthologies and journals as: Boyhood, Growing Up Male: A Multicultural Anthology; Canadian Literature; Gatherings; New Breed; North Coast Review; Poets Who Haven't Moved to Minneapolis; Rampike; as well as the anthology, Days of Obsidian, Days of Grace, Poetry and Prose by Four Native American Writers.
Hunter was named an Anishinaabe Achiever of the Treaty #3 Nation for his environmental and educational work in 2000. During the summer of that same year, Hunter's wife, Sandra Indian, and he led "A Walk To Remember." They walked for 1200 miles circumnavigating
Lake Superior
"to bring forth community visions of protecting the air, land and water for the Seven Generations
yet to come."
The Recklessness of Love: Bawajiganan Gaye Ni-Maanedam (Dreams and Regrets), Kegedonce Press, 2008
Beautiful Razor: Love Poems & Other Lies, Kegedonce Press, 2011
Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe or Anishinabe—or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek, which is the plural form of the word—is the autonym often used by the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonquin peoples. They all speak closely related Anishinaabemowin/Anishinaabe languages, of the Algonquian language family.The meaning...
writer who has published poetry in books and journals, taught extensively, and performed internationally. A member of Rainy River First Nations and former chief, Hunter has expertise in land claims negotiations, and is a longstanding activist on behalf of indigenous rights and wellness, and environmental responsibility.
Hunter lives in Manitou Rapids, Rainy River First Nations in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada. His poetry has been widely published, including such anthologies and journals as: Boyhood, Growing Up Male: A Multicultural Anthology; Canadian Literature; Gatherings; New Breed; North Coast Review; Poets Who Haven't Moved to Minneapolis; Rampike; as well as the anthology, Days of Obsidian, Days of Grace, Poetry and Prose by Four Native American Writers.
Hunter was named an Anishinaabe Achiever of the Treaty #3 Nation for his environmental and educational work in 2000. During the summer of that same year, Hunter's wife, Sandra Indian, and he led "A Walk To Remember." They walked for 1200 miles circumnavigating
Circumnavigation
Circumnavigation – literally, "navigation of a circumference" – refers to travelling all the way around an island, a continent, or the entire planet Earth.- Global circumnavigation :...
Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
"to bring forth community visions of protecting the air, land and water for the Seven Generations
Seven generation sustainability
Seven generation sustainability is an ecological concept that urges the current generation of humans to live sustainably and work for the benefit of the seventh generation into the future....
yet to come."
Books
Spirit Horses, Kegedonce Press, 2001The Recklessness of Love: Bawajiganan Gaye Ni-Maanedam (Dreams and Regrets), Kegedonce Press, 2008
Beautiful Razor: Love Poems & Other Lies, Kegedonce Press, 2011