{"product_id":"peyakow-reclaiming-cree-dignity-paperback","title":"Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarrel McLeod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Lambda \"Most Anticipated LGBTQ Book of August 2021\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing his award-winning debut memoir, \u003cem\u003eMamaskatch, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich masterfully portrayed a Cree coming-of-age in rural Canada, Darrel J. McLeod continues the poignant story of his adulthood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMamaskatch\u003c\/em\u003e, McLeod captured an early childhood full of the stories, scents, and sensations of his great-grandfather's cabin, as well as the devastating separation from family, ensuing abuse, and eventual loss of his mother that permeated his adolescence. In the equally potent \u003cem\u003ePeyakow\u003c\/em\u003e, McLeod follows a young man through many seasons of his life, navigating an ever-turbulent personal and political landscape filled with loss, love, addiction, and perseverance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided internally by his deep connection to his late grandfather, in a constant quest for happiness, McLeod strives to improve his own life as well as the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada and beyond. This leads him to a multifaceted career and life as a school principal, chief treaty negotiator, executive director of education and international affairs, representative of an Indigenous delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, jazz musician, and, today, celebrated author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together the past and the present through powerful, linked chapters, McLeod confronts how both the personal traumas of his youth and the historical traumas of his ancestral line impact the trajectory of his life. With unwavering and heart-wrenching honesty, \u003cem\u003ePeyakow--\u003c\/em\u003eCree for \"one who walks alone\"--recounts how one man carries the spirit of his family through the lifelong process of healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarrel J. McLeod\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003ePeyakow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMamaskatch\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Govenor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction. He is Cree from treaty eight territory in Northern Alberta. Before deciding to pursue writing in his retirement, McLeod was a chief negotiator of land claims for the federal government and executive director of education and international affairs with the Assembly of First Nations. He holds degrees in French literature and education from the University of British Columbia. He lives in Sooke, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759924805920,"sku":"9781571313973","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/50b17c1bb9c549fa7acee97de0d076d6.webp?v=1780166257","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/peyakow-reclaiming-cree-dignity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}