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
  1. "Book review: New memoir maps the terrain of reconciliation". The Province, September 28, 2018.
  2. "Book about campus rape and an Indigenous memoir win $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Award". Toronto Star, October 30.
  3. "Finalists for RBC Taylor Prize announced". Toronto Star, January 9, 2018.
  4. "Sooke author among finalists for Governor General’s Literacy (sic) Awards". Monday Magazine, October 3, 2018.
  5. "Be inspired by these new memoirs from remarkable people". Toronto Star, September 28, 2018.
  6. "Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age". Quill & Quire, July 2018.


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