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“Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art” wins 2022 Vancouver Book Award

October 21 2022 –

We are excited to announce Karen Duffek, Bill McLennan, and Jordan Wilson have won the 2022 Vancouver Book Award for “Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art,” published by Figure 1 Publishing.

The Book Award winner was announced this afternoon at a ceremony at the NEST hosted by the Vancouver Writer’s Fest in partnership with the City and Vancouver Public Library.

The winning book

Karen Duffek, Bill McLennan, and Jordan Wilson
Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art
Figure 1 Publishing

Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art is a landmark volume that brings together over eighty contemporary Indigenous knowledge holders with extraordinary works of historical Northwest Coast art. First Nations Elders, artists, scholars, and other community members visited the Museum of Anthropology to connect with these objects, learn from the hands of their ancestors, and share their thoughts and insights.

Learn more about the Vancouver Book Awards, including the 2022 shortlist and information about the selection committee.