Kegedonce Press

Kegedonce Press is an Aboriginal publishing house in Neyaashiinigmiing Reserve No. 27 (Cape Croker), Ontario, Canada, owned by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm. Started in 1993, it is "one of only three established Aboriginal publishers in Canada".[1] Their motto is "w'daub awae", which means "speaking true" in Ojibwe.[2] Kegedonce Press describes itself as committed to the development, promotion and publication of the work of Indigenous authors nationally and internationally.[3] They are the only publisher prioritizes poetry, as Kateri is a poet and recognizes that several new Indigenous authors begin their writing careers as poets.[4]

Native-owned and operated, this literary press publishes work by some of the most widely known contemporary Native writers, including titles by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Joanne Arnott, Warren Cariou, Cherie Dimaline, Al Hunter, Daniel Heath Justice, Basil H. Johnston, Aaron Paquette, and Richard Van Camp.[5]