“ltpgtFascinating insight into the work Currie has pioneered as a psychotherapist to other Indigenous survivors of the Scoop and of residential schools A stirring and hopeful vision of spiritual reconciliation with the ghosts of the past ltigtPublishers Weeklyltigt STARRED REVIEWltpgt”

“ltpgtltigtFinding Otipemisiwakltigt is a poignant story of selfdiscovery weaving Red River Metis heritage with personal narrative and ancestral lore and honouring resilience amidst the Sixties Scoop Albert GD Beck Director Manitoba Metis Federationltpgt”

“ltpgtWith the intimacy of a sharing circle this story draws in our hearts immediately Pulsing between difficult observations and skilfully woven into ltigtFinding Otipemisiwakltigt are Indigenous teachings and poetry allowing the narrative to breathe Even in the very wake of hardship Andrea Currie encourages us to believe in the enduring powers of culture earth and community shalan joudry author of ltigtWaking Groundltigtltpgt”

“ltpgtltigtFinding Otipemisiwakltigt is a beautifully written story of tragedy and triumph as well as one of escape from a false family into the embrace of a loving one Threading through Curries remarkable tale is a heartwrenching bond between her and her adoptive brother Rob This book contains a story that desperately needs to be told Frank Macdonald author of ltigtA Forest for Calumltigtltpgt”

“ltpgtThis book takes on the quality of a great radio documentary splicing prose poetry and actuality as Andrea Currie crossexamines colonization and the story that settler society placed over her like a net When she comes to know who she and her people are there is joy and there is sadness but also truth and belonging a firm scaffolding as Andrea comes to own herself ltigtFinding Otipemisiwakltigt is a powerful act of resistance and gripping to read It is a balm Shelagh Rogers founding host and cocreator of ltigtThe Next Chapter CBC RadioltigtltbrgtHonorary Witness Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canadaltpgt”

“ltpgtltigtFinding Otipemisiwakltigt is a stunning illuminating and gutting journey through the life of a Sixties Scoop survivor Page turning genre bending personal and political staggeringly honest heartbreaking and glorious it is a story of resistance possibility healing and hope of reclamation and reconciliation With words to stop you in your tracks Currie braids together heart soul and smarts in memoir poems threads of her family histories the Red and Assiniboine Rivers unflinching questions and courage making herself magnificently vulnerable This book cuts to the heart of the Sixties Scoop crisis addresses the intergenerational trauma of not only its survivors but its effects on all of us It gives us all a chance to relearn the history of Canada and to dream of a healing in it It is part of the truthtelling change this country so desperately needs Camille Fouillard author of ltigtPrecious Littleltigtltpgt”

“ltpgtltigtFinding Otipemisiwakltigt is an at times gutwrenching but always honest account of a time in this nations history that for too long has been overlooked Andrea Curries beautiful poetry and crisp prose force in such a meaningful way the reader to acknowledge the hurt done and the need for healing in this land we now call Canada Combining fact and personal history Currie brings us into the story of a country willing to sacrifice the welfare of Indigenous children for reasons we still struggle to understand We should all pause and sit with Currie and her words and join her in the vulnerability she places on the page We will be better for it This book is a remarkable collection of knowledge for those who want to learn Amanda Peters author of ltigtThe Berry Pickersltigtltpgt”

“ltpgtWeaving myriad forms poetry family history personal essay cultural criticism Andrea Currie tells her story with mercy and force revealing the warp and weft of the racist system that codified the robbery of Indigenous children through the Sixties Scoop and the devastating consequences for those children their families and their communities In this rigorous and beautiful debut Curries unfaltering pursuit of complicated truths lifts into the light the possibility of healing as she seeks and finds her own lost family writing her story into theirs ltigtFinding Otipemisiwakltigt is a necessary searing and luminous gift of a book Rebecca Silver Slayter author of ltigtThe Second Historyltigtltpgt”