Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201
United States
Free with museum admission ($5).
Award-winning Cree author Darrel McLeod will visit the Mitchell Museum on August 1st from 6:00pm-7:30pm for a talk, reception, and book signing. McLeod’s Makaskatch chronicles the impact of Canada’s residential school system on his family and personal identity.
Mamaskatch is McLeod’s first book. He previously was chief negotiator of land claims for the Canadian government and Executive Director of Education and International Affairs with the Assembly of First Nations. Written in a series of fractured vignettes, and unflinchingly honest, Mamaskatch—“It’s a wonder!” in Cree—is a heartbreaking account of how traumas are passed down from one generation to the next, and an uplifting story of one individual who overcame enormous obstacles in pursuit of a fulfilling and adventurous life.
Darrel J. McLeod
Darrel J. McLeod is the author of Peyakow and Mamaskatch, 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.
Thrillingly written in a series of fractured vignettes, and unflinchingly honest, Mamaskatch is a heartbreaking account of how traumas are passed down from one generation to the next.