Vaka Moana Part 2
Contents

Preface

Global Talkstory Or, Confessions of a Punk Rock Earth Warrior
Cathie Dunsford

Part One
Cathie Dunsford’s Literature and Literary Activism in the South Pacific
Nora Neumann

Kaikorekore ahua momo tuhituhi — A Case for Literary Activism
Talkstory — The Power of Story Telling
Tukutuku — A Web of Collective Knowledge
Envisioning the Future into Existence (45); A Holocaust Denied: The Impact of Colonialism
“Heap of War, a Heap of Peace”…Fusing Fact and Fiction to Create Resistance
Maoritanga — A Way of Life, A World View
Bringing Home the Journey — Asserting Pacific Identity
Bibliography

Part Two
Dancing with Audre Lorde: Positive Obsession, Knowledge, and Some Explosions Inspired by Cathie Dunsford’s The Journey Home Te Haerenga Kainga
Katherine McKittrick

Possibilities for Indigenous Feminism in Cathie Dunsford’s The Journey Home
Sarah Sahagian

Drumming / Connects me to Grandmother Moon
Ashley Maracle

A Non-Indigenous Journey to Listen: Reflections on Cathie Dunsford’s Novel The Journey Home
Darcel Bullen

The Role of Talk Story in the Effort to Educate
Melissa Bell

“Think about whether you’d rather lie down next to a blade of grass”:
An Examination of the Importance of Food and Culture
Trevin David

Bibliography for Queen’s University Contributions

Learning to Listen
Liz Millward

Boundaries and Power in The Journey Home Te Haerenga Kainga
Lauren Schellenberg

Dreams in Cathie Dunsford’s The Journey Home
Te Haerenga Kainga
Laura Hildebrand

Short Reflections on the Practice of Talkstory
Melissa Santos, Jenel Shaw, Sara Hill, Laura Hildebrand, Megan Canfield

An Interview with Cathie Dunsford and Karin Meissenburg
Samantha Van Nest

Experiencing Talkstory as a Storyteller
Maike Boeff, Valerie Bermudez, Tara Lambert, Melissa Santos

Love Vibe
Valerie Bermudez

Bibliography for Manitoba University Contributions

From Pele to Laukiamanuikahiki: Juggling with Fire and Water in Translating the Aotearoan – Pacific Novels of Cathie Dunsford
Karin Meissenburg

Women Who Ride Whales: Publishing, Women’s Literature and Creative Writing from the South Pacific
Cathie Dunsford

Unuhia ki te Ao Marama: Draw Forward into the World of Light : Writing Ourselves, Our Politics and Our Dreams into Reality
Cathie Dunsford

Part Three
Literary Criticism of the Cowrie Novel Series:
A Documentation

Some Thoughts on Talkstory in Carolyn Gammon’s Reviews of the Cowrie Novels
Cathie Dunsford

Review of Te Haerenga Kainga: The Journey Home
Carolyn Firth Gammon

Selkie Talkstory
Song of the Selkies by Cathie Dunsford: A Book Review
Carolyn Firth Gammon

Introduction to Cathie Dunsford’s Cowrie Novels
Carolyn Firth Gammon

A Selection of Highlights from Published Literary Criticism and Reviews in Literary Magazines and Periodicals of the Cowrie Novels

Books by Cathie Dunsford

Acknowledgements