Kegedonce Press
Kegedonce Press is an Aboriginal publishing house in Neyaashiinigmiing Reserve No. 27, Ontario, Canada, owned by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm. Started in 1993, it is "one of only three established Aboriginal publishers in Canada". Their motto is "w'daub awae", which means "speaking true" in Ojibwe. Kegedonce Press describes itself as committed to the development, promotion and publication of the work of Indigenous authors nationally and internationally. 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.
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.
