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activist, and advocate. Together with his partner, Constance Brissenden, they created Living Traditions Writers Group to encourage writing within Indigenous communities.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39f766c9 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="39f766c9" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fc9e3f1" data-id="5fc9e3f1" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8275863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="8275863" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="399" height="548" src="https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSC_0013-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-136" alt="" srcset="https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSC_0013-1.jpg 399w, https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSC_0013-1-218x300.jpg 218w" sizes="(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41c4bdbf" data-id="41c4bdbf" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-77912b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="77912b8d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h6 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Determined, resilient, residential school survivor, author</h6> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d5b61c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="d5b61c6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">About Larry Loyie</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1a0c476 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider" data-id="1a0c476" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="divider.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <style>/*! 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He accomplished this at 55 years of age, after working as a labourer and prison counsellor. He met his partner, Constance Brissenden, in a creative writing class. His dreams in 2005 turned to two things: to return to the Cree land that inspired his written work and to live in a log cabin. By 2007, Larry had accomplished both.</p><p>Larry Loyie’s love for his Cree culture was with him throughout his entire life, as was his passion for writing, literacy, and teaching younger generations. His legacy lives on through his many published literary works.</p><p>The Larry Loyie and Constance Brissenden research collection is housed at UBC’s Residential School History and Dialogue Centre.聽</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f274187 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="f274187" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm" href="https://firstnationswriter.com/blog/"> <span class="elementor-button-content-wrapper"> <span class="elementor-button-text">Visit the Blog to Read More about Larry Loyie</span> </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec0d10f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="6ec0d10f" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-461a39da" data-id="461a39da" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b829ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video" data-id="b829ac1" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"youtube_url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JCL0Arhozsk","video_type":"youtube","controls":"yes"}" data-widget_type="video.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <style>/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 */ .elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% / var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% / var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}</style> <div class="elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline"> <div class="elementor-video"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44514bf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="44514bf8" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-718e752b" data-id="718e752b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-54d9cfd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="54d9cfd7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Literary Works</h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5533db10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="5533db10" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h6 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">larry loyie with constance brissenden</h6> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6e1408a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider" data-id="6e1408a4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="divider.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-divider"> <span class="elementor-divider-separator"> <div class="elementor-icon elementor-divider__element"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-square-full"></i></div> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4fd194ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="4fd194ed" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Larry Loyie’s books have won many awards and continue to be read and taught in classrooms today. Larry’s Cree culture is woven through his writing in all forms.</p><p>Together with his partner, writer and editor Constance Brissenden, Larry Loyie dedicated his later life to researching and writing his many publications. Constance Brissenden continues to actively share his legacy with readers, students, and educators.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec0747f" data-id="4ec0747f" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3ece0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="3ece0c4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="425" height="278" src="https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/larry-con.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-145" alt="" srcset="https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/larry-con.jpg 425w, https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/larry-con-300x196.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27921d65 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="27921d65" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63af8446" data-id="63af8446" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8b65783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="8b65783" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://firstnationswriter.com/literary-works/"> <img decoding="async" width="1024" height="791" src="https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Updated-Collage.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-782" alt="" srcset="https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Updated-Collage.png 1024w, https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Updated-Collage-300x232.png 300w, https://firstnationswriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Updated-Collage-768x593.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23385803" data-id="23385803" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5f41fded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="5f41fded" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Explore All of Larry Loyie's Books</h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6d27e3ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6d27e3ba" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Books by Larry Loyie with Constance Brissenden are available for purchase on <a href="https://goodminds.com/pages/search-results-page?q=larry%20loyie">GoodMinds.com</a>, a platform dedicated to First Nations, M茅tis, and Inuit writers.聽</p><p>These books are suitable for readers of all ages who want to explore Indigenous culture and history.聽</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-46094e36 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button" data-id="46094e36" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="button.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-button-wrapper"> <a class="elementor-button 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elementor-divider__element"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-square-full"></i></div> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-394429b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="394429b5" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p style="text-align: center;">Constance Brissenden continues to write and share about the life and work of Larry Loyie through blog posts.聽</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-650f371 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="650f371" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e46f43b" data-id="e46f43b" data-element_type="column"> 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