Chippewas of Nawash publisher wins 2025 Ivy Award – Owen Sound Sun Times

Oct 21, 2025

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is the founder, publisher and art director for Kegedonce Press, a fully Indigenous press.

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is the recipient of the 2025 Ivy Award, a prize bestowed upon an individual who has made a substantial contribution to Canadian publishing.

Akiwenzie-Damm is the founder, publisher and art director for Kegedonce Press, a fully Indigenous press publisher, and a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.