Author: Suzanne Methot

Suzanne Methot has been an in-house and freelance editor since 1991. She has also worked as an elementary classroom teacher and as an adult literacy practitioner in Indigenous-led agencies. She is the author of the non-fiction book Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing (ECW Press, 2019). The YA adaptation of that book, called Killing the Wittigo, will be published in June 2023.
Illustration of two happy people sitting in chairs with laptops. One wears a collared shirt, vest, and tie; they have light-brown skin, short black hair and a black beard and mustache. The second person wears a yellow dress and grey blazer; they have medium-brown skin, and their black-and-mauve hair is in a long braid.
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Editing Indigenous Writing: A Nuanced Partnership

March 16, 2023 by Suzanne Methot | 11 Comments on Editing Indigenous Writing: A Nuanced Partnership

A lot of Indigenous writing is under-edited, because many non-Indigenous editors don’t feel like they have a way in to the text and are scared of making a mistake. Other times, it can be over-edited, because the editor has shoehorned the story into a format that reflects European values and beliefs. Some Indigenous writers are […]

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