Maya Cousineau Mollen
The author and her works
Maya Cousineau Mollen is an Innu from Ekuanitshit (Mingan). She was traditionally adopted by a Quebec family chosen by her biological mother, with whom she maintains a bond. Granddaughter of Jack Monoloy, she has been writing poetry since the age of fourteen. Her texts explore her relationship with others, colonial history, territory, nature and culture.
An author, community development consultant and activist, Maya Cousineau Mollen is also involved with organizations such as Projets Autochtones du Québec.
In addition to writing poetry, she has published texts in numerous magazines. She has contributed to the collectives Languages of Our Land/Langues de notre terre 1 1 Ouridou, Susan (dir.), Languages Of Our Land / Langues de notre terre, Alberta, Banff Centre Press, 2014, 180 p. , Amun 2 2 Jean, Michel (dir.), Amun. Nouvelles, Montréal, Stanké, 2016, 168 p. , Libérer la culotte 3 3 Morand, Geneviève and Natalie-Ann Roy, Libérer la culotte, Montréal, Les éditions du remue-ménage, 2021, 240 p. and Projet TERRE 4 4 Thérien, Michel and Nelson Charest, Projet Terre, Ottawa, Éditions David, 176 p. .
Awards and honours
Her first collection of poetry, Bréviaire du matricule 082 5 5 Cousineau Mollen, Maya, Bréviaire du matricule 082, Wendake, Éditions Hannenorak, 2019 , was co-winner of the Voix autochtones (Indigenous Awards) in 2020 in the French-language poetry category. His second collection, Enfants du lichen, won the Governor General’s Award for Poetry in 2022.
Books by Maya Cousineau Mollen
Guide - 1 Ouridou, Susan (dir.), Languages Of Our Land / Langues de notre terre, Alberta, Banff Centre Press, 2014, 180 p.
- 2 Jean, Michel (dir.), Amun. Nouvelles, Montréal, Stanké, 2016, 168 p.
- 3 Morand, Geneviève and Natalie-Ann Roy, Libérer la culotte, Montréal, Les éditions du remue-ménage, 2021, 240 p.
- 4 Thérien, Michel and Nelson Charest, Projet Terre, Ottawa, Éditions David, 176 p.
- 5 Cousineau Mollen, Maya, Bréviaire du matricule 082, Wendake, Éditions Hannenorak, 2019