Spílexm: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence

This is a terrific tale, peppered with some lovely poetry and deep philosophical convictions: raise your arms in strength and humility. The Nations of British Columbia practise this every day. We commit to strength and humility. We are humble before Star Nations and strong for one another. Nicola Campbell gets this. She is descended from two distinct Indigenous peoples: those that hold their arms and those that serve one another. Nicola braids these two cultures together and bequeaths the result to all of us and to the world. Loaded with history, rich in story, and lovely in its poetics.

--Si'Yam, Lee Maracle, author

Among Ms. Magazine's Reads for the Rest of Us list

-- "Ms. Magazine"

Highly Recommended!

--Debbie Reese "American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)"

A powerful memoir.

-- "Prairie Books Now (PBN)"

Among CBC Books Best Books of 2021 Canadian Nonfiction

-- "CBC Books"

Spílǝxm is a putting away of pain, a letting go of sorrow, a poignant unburdening, and a return to self and community. With it, Campbell establishes herself as a visionary with the capacity to gather what is broken and weave it into a new story.

-- "Quill & Quire"

Among The White Ravens' 2022 A Selection of International Children's and Youth Literature

-- "The White Raven"