The leader of the Manitoba NDP, MLA, and bestselling author Wab Kinew talks about the new children’s book Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes (Tundra Books, 2018), the illustrations by Joe Morse, and more, with Joseph Planta.

Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew, with illustrations by Joe Morse (Tundra Books, 2018). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Go Show the World

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, at TheCommentary.ca.

Wab Kinew joins me again. He has just published a new picture book: Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes. With pictures by Joe Morse, Mr. Kinew highlights known and not-so-widely known Indigenous people whose unique stories and background have a connection to this land, and whose lives serve as shining examples for people young and old. The words Wab deploys in the book are lyrical, and I’ll get him to reflect on that, and the message he intends to impart on his readers. Wab Kinew is a musician, former journalist, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, where he is also the leader of the New Democratic Party. He was also associate vice president for Indigenous Affairs at the University of Manitoba. He was last on the program when his award-winning memoir The Reason You Walk was published. This new book is from Tundra Books. He joined me from here in Vancouver last week. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Wab Kinew; Mr. Kinew, good morning.

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