A collage of colourful illustrations highlighting Indigenous people taken from the books, Amazing L'nu'k of Mi'kma'ki, I'm Finding My Talk, I lost My Talk, Mi'kmaw Animals and The Thundermaker published by Nimbus publishing.

Bridge to Publishing

Reclaiming the Indigenous Narrative of Atlantic Canada

We empower Indigenous youth to build confidence in creating and sharing stories, championing narrative sovereignty in local books and media through creative initiatives rooted in community, culture, and tradition.

Indigenous Led

Bridge to Publishing is led by a steering committee composed of Indigenous Elders, authors, artists, educators and community leaders from communities across Atlantic Canada.

A collage showing the Bridge to Publishing Steering Committee, Julie Pellissier-Lush, Elder Lindsay Marshall, Melody Martin Googoo, Richard Pellissier-Lush, Sheila O'Neill, Elder George Paul, Elder Gerald Gloade, Elder Jane Meader, Saqamaw Mi'sel Joe

Grounded in Etuaptmumk, & OCAP® Principles

LEARN… to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous ways of knowing and from the other eye with the strengths of Western (or Mainstream) ways of knowing and using both of these eyes together for the benefit of all.

— Mi’kmaw Elder, Albert Marshall

  • Julie Pellissier-Lush faces the sun holding her drum aloft, arms outstretched wearing traditional regalia
  • Photo from above of a person sitting outdoors cross legged holding open a book
  • A collage of art from Mi'kmaw artists Gerald Gloade, Alan Syliboy and Pauline Young
  • Three youth sit at a wooden table outdoors reading, studying and taking notes.
  • A closeup of a Macbook with e decal below the Apple logo that says "storyteller"
  • Young people sit on stumps around a fire at night in a wilderness site amidst trees and next to a body of water.