Darrel J. McLeod
Darrel J. McLeod is a Cree writer from Canada.[1] His memoir Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age, an account of his childhood struggles with physical and sexual abuse, won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards[2] and is a shortlisted finalist for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize.[3]
Originally from Treaty 8 Cree territory near Smith, Alberta,[4] McLeod went on to work as a teacher, a health care worker, a land claims negotiator and as director of education and international affairs for the Assembly of First Nations.[1] He began writing the book while studying creative writing under Betsy Warland at Simon Fraser University.[1]
The book also touches both on McLeod's coming out as a gay man,[5] and on his sibling's transition as transgender.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Book review: New memoir maps the terrain of reconciliation". The Province, September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Book about campus rape and an Indigenous memoir win $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Award". Toronto Star, October 30.
- ^ "Finalists for RBC Taylor Prize announced". Toronto Star, January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Sooke author among finalists for Governor General’s Literacy (sic) Awards". Monday Magazine, October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Be inspired by these new memoirs from remarkable people". Toronto Star, September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age". Quill & Quire, July 2018.
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