Tracey Lindberg

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Tracey Lindberg
Tracy Lindberg at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2015
Lindberg at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2015
Occupationnovelist, academic
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s-present
Notable worksBirdie
Website
Official website

Tracey Lindberg is a Canadian academic writer and teacher, from the Kelly Lake Cree Nation in British Columbia.[1]

Lindberg is a professor of indigenous law and government at the University of Ottawa.[2] She was co-author of the 2012 academic text Discovering Indigenous Lands: The Doctrine of Discovery in the English Colonies.[3]

Her debut novel, Birdie, was published in 2015.[2] The book was selected for the 2016 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by entrepreneur Bruce Poon Tip.[4]

Lindberg also performs as a blues music singer.[5]

References

  1. ^ Deerchild, Rosanna (March 6, 2016). "The darkness and light of Birdie reflects author Tracey Lindberg's own life story". Unreserved (CBC Radio One). Retrieved February 6, 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Law of the land: Tracey Lindberg’s debut novel, Birdie, puts Cree poetics in the spotlight". National Post, June 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Doctrine of Discovery and Indigenous Peoples". Oxford University Press, August 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "Meet the Canada Reads 2016 contenders". CBC Books, January 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Swing Cats Orchestra bringing big band sound to riverfront". Athabasca Advocate, June 10, 2014.

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