Anishinaabe
The Anishinaabeg (adjectival: Anishinaabe) are a group of culturally related Indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji-Cree), Odawa, Potawatomi, ...
writerNative American Authors Project. Internet Public Library. who has published poetry in books and journals, taught extensively, and performed internationally. A member of Rainy River First Nations and former chief, Hunter has expertise in land claims negotiations, and is a longstanding activist on behalf of indigenous rights and wellness, and environmental responsibility.
Hunter lives in Manitou Rapids, Rainy River First Nations in
Ontario
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, Canada. His poetry has been widely published, including such anthologies and journals as: ''Boyhood, Growing Up Male: A Multicultural Anthology''; ''Canadian Literature''; ''Gatherings''; ''New Breed''; ''North Coast Review''; ''Poets Who Haven't Moved to Minneapolis''; ''Rampike''; as well as the anthology, ''Days of Obsidian, Days of Grace, Poetry and Prose by Four Native American Writers.''/author_detail.php?AId=12 Al Hunter. ''Kegedonce Press.''
Hunter was named an Anishinaabe Achiever of the Treaty #3 Nation for his environmental and educational work in 2000. During the summer of that same year, Hunter's wife, Sandra Indian, and he led "A Walk To Remember." They walked for 1200 miles circumnavigating
Lake Superior
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"to bring forth community visions of protecting the air, land and water for the Seven Generations yet to come."
Books
Spirit Horses, Kegedonce Press, 2001
The Recklessness of Love: Bawajiganan Gaye Ni-Maanedam (Dreams and Regrets), Kegedonce Press, 2008
Beautiful Razor: Love Poems & Other Lies, Kegedonce Press, 2011