Tracey Lindberg | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Lindberg at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2015 | |
| Occupation | novelist, academic |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | Birdie |
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| Official website | |
Tracey Lindberg is an Indigenous Canadian academic writer and professor, 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]
Education
editTracey Lindberg received her bachelors in law at the University of Saskatchewan, masters in law at Harvard University, and doctorate in law the University of Ottowa.[6]
Awards
editTracey Lindberg received a Best Book award from the National Post in 2015.[7] She was also a finalist for Canada Reads in 2016.[8]
References
edit- ^ 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) - ^ a b "Law of the land: Tracey Lindberg’s debut novel, Birdie, puts Cree poetics in the spotlight". National Post, June 15, 2015.
- ^ "The Doctrine of Discovery and Indigenous Peoples". Oxford University Press, August 9, 2012.
- ^ "Meet the Canada Reads 2016 contenders". CBC Books, January 18, 2016.
- ^ "Swing Cats Orchestra bringing big band sound to riverfront". Athabasca Advocate, June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Tracey Lindberg". Centre for World Indigenous Knowledge and Research, Athabasca University. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Tracey Lindberg | Indigenous-Rights Activist Speaker | Author". National Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Canada Reads 2016: Starting over with five new book champions! | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
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