Edmund Metatawabin
| Edmund Metatawabin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1948 (Age 67-68) Fort Albany Ontario |
| Occupation | First Nations chief, writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1980s-present |
| Notable works | Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History |
Edmund Metatawabin is a Canadian First Nations chief and writer, whose 2014 memoir Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[1]
A former chief of the Fort Albany First Nation in Ontario,[2] he published Up Ghost River, cowritten with journalist Alexandra Shimo, as a memoir of his childhood experience in Canada's Indian residential schools system.[3] He currently lives in his self-made log house in Fort Albany Ontario.
References
- ↑ "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Meetings Will Examine Gaps in Services for Natives". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 7, 1989.
- ↑ "Surviving atrocities". Toronto Star, August 31, 2014.
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