We Survived the Night

by Julian Brave Noisecat

Oral history, journalism, and a father-son journey

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Winner of the BC and Yukon Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize
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Oral history, journalism, and a father-son journey

Julian Brave NoiseCat brings oral history and journalism together with a personal account of a father and son. The book frames Indigenous survival not only through hardship, but also through love and resurgence, connecting individual experience with a broader portrait of Indigenous life. Its blend of reported material and family history offers two complementary ways into those themes.

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Readers interested in Indigenous history and contemporary Indigenous life.
Readers drawn to books combining oral history, journalism, and personal narrative.
Readers interested in father-son relationships and themes of cultural survival and resurgence.

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Indigenous survivalLove and familyResurgenceOral history and journalism

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WINNER OF THE TADEUSZ BRADECKI PRIZE - WINNER OF THE BC AND YUKON HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZE - A stunning narrative from one of the most powerful young writers at work today, and the director of the Oscar(R)-nominated documentary, Sugarcane, We Survived the Night interweaves oral history with hard-hitting journalism and a deeply personal father-son journey into a searing portrait of Indigenous survival, love, and resurgence.

"Julian Brave NoiseCat seamlessly connects true tales of identity and betrayal, love and abandonment, clarity and confusion. We Survived the Night is a whirling, radiant gift to the reader." --Louise Erdrich, author of The Night Watchman

Julian Brave NoiseCat's childhood was rich with culture and contradictions. When his Secw

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