Before the Usual Time Northern Dene The night covers the city

The night covers the city and shadows emerge as the young woman

A journey story at its heart

In the end the pair bring back their stolen words and return them to a new generation

Stan Jonathan

contributors to the volume explore the nature and scope of Indigenous women’s knowledge

Before the Usual Time Northern Dene The night covers the cityBefore the Usual Time: A Collection of Indigenous Stories and Poems, by Darlene Naponse, Anishinaabe Kwe from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Northern Ontario, is a collection of words and imagery from diverse voices grounded in the land that explore community in relation to time. Filmmaker writer, Darlene Naponse, curates a gathering of expression about time that has passed, time that is now and time that comes.