The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew

The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew

When his father was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Winnipeg broadcaster and musician Wab Kinew decided to spend a year reconnecting with the accomplished but distant aboriginal man who d raised him. The Reason You Walk spans the year 2012, chronicling painful moments in the past and celebrating renewed hopes and dreams for the future.

WAB KINEW was named by Postmedia News as one of 9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know. He is the Associate Vice-President for Indigenous Relations at The University of Winnipeg and a correspondent with Al-Jazeera America. After successfully defending Joseph Boyden's The Orenda on CBC's Canada Reads literary competition, he was named the 2015 host. In 2012, he also hosted the acclaimed CBC-TV documentary series 8th Fire. His hip-hop music and journalism projects have won numerous awards. He is a member of the Midewin. Wab is also an Honourary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. He lives in Winnipeg with his family. Online: https: //twitter.com/wabkinew https: //www.facebook.com/WabKinew http: //www.wabkinew.ca/ https: //instagram.com/wabber/

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ISBN 13	9780143193555
ISBN 10	0143193554
Title	The Reason You Walk
Author	Wab Kinew
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2017-05-30
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Winner of Kobo Emerging Writer Prize 2016, Winner of McNally Robinson Book of the Year 2016, Winner of Ontario Historical Society Joseph Brant Award 2016, Short-listed for Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction 2016, Short-listed for Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award 2016, Short-listed for Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction 2016, Short-listed for Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for English Non-Fiction 2017, Short-listed for RBC Taylor Prize 2016
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