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Nestled among pristine lakes, powerful rivers and awe-inducing mountain ranges, the Kootenay region of British Columbia has always drawn a distinctly adventurous crowd. The dramatic and somewhat isolated landscape has long been a fertile ground for artists, musicians, back-to-the-landers, hippies, environmentalists, free thinkers, and those seeking to escape the confines of big cities to the east and west and the political dynamics to the south. Others have called the area home for millennia -- the Sinixt Nation, which spans the interior plateau of BC and extends beyond the areas now known as the Kootenay region, and the Ktunaxa Nation, which have long resided on the lands and waters of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers and beyond the confines of our colonial borders. Today, the Kootenay region is a hub of farming, arts, culture and counterculture in British Columbia. DANCING ON MOUNTAINS is a collection of inspiring and eclectic stories written by women from across geography and time, each of whom has been drawn to take root in the mystic, beautiful Kootenays. In their own words, these women -- teachers, artists, musicians, writers, entrepreneurs and environmentalists -- share stories that embody the spirit of the Kootenays. From fleeing the US draft alongside the men of the 60s and pushing against traditional gender roles and sexism, to reclaiming Indigenous identities, calling out environmental threats and fighting for our climate today, these stories span the spectrum of human experience. Thoughtful, heart-warming and delightfully entertaining, DANCING ON MOUNTAINS is a celebration of the brilliant, radical essence of the women of the Kootenays.

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"""An inspiring celebration of powerful women living in an original and beautiful place. I love the diversity of voices and the range of experiences captured in these essays--they make me proud to be a Kootenay woman."" --Angie Abdou, author of Home Ice and This One Wild Life"

An inspiring celebration of powerful women living in an original and beautiful place. I love the diversity of voices and the range of experiences captured in these essays--they make me proud to be a Kootenay woman. --Angie Abdou, author of Home Ice and This One Wild Life

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Luanne Armstrong has written twenty books. She writes young adult books, fiction, nonfiction and poetry. She has contributed to many anthologies and edited a Canadian non-fiction anthology called Slice Me Some Truth. She has been nominated or won many awards, including the Moonbeam Award; the Chocolate Lily Award; the Hubert Evans Non-fiction Prize; the Red Cedar Award; Surrey Schools Book of the Year Award; the Sheila Egoff Book Prize and the Silver Birch Prize. Luanne presently lives on her farm on Kootenay Lake. Her previous book from Caitlin was The Light Through the Trees.

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