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Tracey Lindberg
Tracey Lindberg
	Lindberg at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2015
Occupation	novelist, academic
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2010s-present
Notable works	Birdie
Website
	Official website

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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

Tracey 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

Tracey 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

^ 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.

External links

Official website

[Birdie-1] 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)

[natpost-2] "Law of the land: Tracey Lindberg’s debut novel, Birdie, puts Cree poetics in the spotlight". National Post, June 15, 2015.

[3] "The Doctrine of Discovery and Indigenous Peoples". Oxford University Press, August 9, 2012.

[4] "Meet the Canada Reads 2016 contenders". CBC Books, January 18, 2016.

[5] "Swing Cats Orchestra bringing big band sound to riverfront". Athabasca Advocate, June 10, 2014.

[6] "Dr. Tracey Lindberg". Centre for World Indigenous Knowledge and Research, Athabasca University. Retrieved 2018-10-25.

[7] "Tracey Lindberg | Indigenous-Rights Activist Speaker | Author". National Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2018-10-25.

[8] "Canada Reads 2016: Starting over with five new book champions! | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 2018-10-25.

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