Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre    by Niigaan Sinclair Order:  USA  Can McClelland & Stewart, 2024 (2024) Hardcover      Reviewed by Hilary Williamson Niigaan Sinclair's Wînipêk presents 'Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre'. The author opens by highlighting Manitoba's recognition of contributions to the province - many British and French, even Ukrainian and Icelandic - but long ignoring First Nations. The author talks about 'laws that imposed draconian and microcosmic authority over indigenous lives' from the Indian Act to the Sixties Scoop, yet offers his stories as recognition of Winnipeg's complexities 'in all its good, bad, and in-between'. Sinclair collects his essays in three parts, addressing The Land; This Place; and Streets and Rivers. He shares history to show why he believes that 'Canada begins in Winnipeg', 'built on the marginalization and exploitation of Indigenous communities.' He speaks of: tobacco as a medicine; slavery in Canada; graphic writing; sustainable agriculture; two-spirit people; veterans; elders as knowledge carriers; missing and murdered women and girls; the legacy of residential schools; injustice; what reconciliation really means; Manitoba's First Nations premier - and so much more. Sinclair urges readers to 'Listen. Learn. Commit. Act' to produce necessary change. His words in Wînipêk are well worth reading - and re-reading. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more NonFiction books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews