SMALL CEREMONIES

Careful and culturally conscious casting ensures that this audiobook about First Nations residents of Winnipeg pulses with authentic voices. The ensemble cast brings to life the young members of the St. Croix High School hockey team and their community. The story unfolds in chapters that each foreground a different character and are distinct in perspective and tone. Together, they create a vivid sonic picture of a vibrant, diverse place and people whose varied heritages give texture to their common experience of colonialism. At the story's beating heart are brash Tomahawk "Tommy" Shields and reserved Clinton Whiteway, voiced by Chris Mejaki (Ojibwe/Odawa) and John Wamsley (Ojibwe/British settler), respectively. Both will have listeners as invested in the Tigers' season as the characters are. V.S. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2025]