Shayla & Two-Spirit stories shine bright at Canada Reads 2025. ✨ Shayla Stonechild (shayla0h) has championed A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer to victory! This powerful memoir shares Chacaby’s inspiring story as a lesbian Ojibwa-Cree elder, navigating identity and healing. Canada Reads, CBC’s annual "literary Survivor," highlights books that shift perspectives. Over four days, five titles battled it out, with A Two-Spirit Journey emerging as the must-read book of the year. 📘🏆 Shayla Stonechild, a Red River Métis and Nehiyaw iskwew (Plains Cree woman) from Muscowpetung First Nations, dedicated the win to Ma-Nee and the Two-Spirit community, sharing "This was never about me—it was for the voices that need to be heard." Have you read A Two-Spirit Journey? Has Shayla inspired you to dive in? Share your thoughts below! 💭⤵️ (via cbcbooks) #ShaylaStonechild #CanadaReads