Crazywater
Native Voices on Addiction and Recovery
$34.31
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A raw, powerful portrait of Indigenous resilience drawn from stories of pain, survival, and cultural revival that challenge stereotypes and spark an essential conversation on healing and truth.
In a country still reckoning with the legacy of colonialism, Crazywater is more timely and necessary than ever. Brian Maracle, a Mohawk journalist and former host of CBC’s Our Native Land, offers an unflinching collection of seventy…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781037803390 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1037803396 |
| Author: | Brian Maracle |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Canada Ltd |
| Imprint: | Puffin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 237g |
| Dimensions: | 131mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics (Canada) |
Critics Review
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Praise for Crazywater:
“One of the most powerful books I have ever read on any theme … a brutal reminder that each abuser today was yesterday a victim … I have no hesitation in saying that it will save lives.”
—Rupert Ross, author of Dancing with a Ghost
“Candid, urgent, and important.”
—Ronald Wright, author of Stolen Continents
“Crazywater is full of anger. It is also full of hope… . [It] is about people telling their own stories … with revealing and sometimes searing honesty.”
—The Globe and Mail
“Crazywater isn’t about white guilt at all. It isn’t about the Constitution or self-government or any of the other buzzwords of the Indian industry. It’s about bravery.”
—Toronto Star
“A mesmerizing and ineffable tale of survival.”
—The Montreal Gazette
“Powerful.”
—Ottawa Citizen
Brian Maracle
Brian Maracle is an award-winning journalist and a member of the Mohawk Nation, originally from the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory near Brantford, Ontario. During the 1970s, he worked for Indigenous organizations at the local, provincial, and national levels. Since the early 1980s, he has worked as a print and broadcast journalist, specializing in Indigenous issues. He is the former host of CBC’s Our Native Land and a former reporter for The Globe and Mail.
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