The Rumour is a poetry collection that brings a new perspective to the poignant truths and human experiences within Indigenous communities. Through powerful emotions, the poems explore discrimination, poverty, drug abuse, brutal violence, love, family, and complex relationships. Joseph A. Dandurand reveals the significance of meaningful connections with rich Indigenous history, culture, traditions, and family values with precise strokes that paint a larger picture. The poems are inspired by the author’s lifetime experience living on the Kwantlen First Nation reserve and give a true picture of the resilience and the struggles Indigenous people encounter in everyday life.

Hear and Foretell is a compelling poetry collection with a spotlight on urban Aboriginal life in Canada. The poems illustrate deep spiritual transformations and understandings of the ever-present feeling of being haunted by a not so distant past. Revealing important issues of Aboriginal discrimination, poverty, and violence, the author undeniably illustrates the reality of the experiences many Aboriginal people encounter while living on and off-reserve. The book emphasizes cultural conflicts, articulates everyday rituals by using decisive narrative, and appeals to human compassion. The author exposes struggles many Aboriginal people encounter in getting an education, dealing with family issues and abuse, learning to respect themselves and demanding respect from others, finding their place in the world, and recovering their rich history and culture. This book illustrates the resilience and strength of the Aboriginal people and the determination that they bring to their local communities.  

 A Cree edition of this book titled pihta ēkwa wihta (translated by Randy Morin) is also available.

“Dandurand expresses his love of the land, his connections to ancestors, his endurance, and his deep desire to foster his children so they grow up without abuse.”

                                                                               ~ BC BOOKWORLD

“... collection of poems about urban Aboriginal life in Canada with their themes of love, loss and longing, addiction and abuse.”

                                                                               ~ LANGLEY TIMES