Edmund Metatawabin
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Born1948 (age 76–77)
Fort Albany, Ontario
Fort Albany, Ontario
OccupationChief, author, Indigenous advocate.
NationalityMushkegowuk Cree
Period1980s-present
Edmund Metatawabin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 76–77) Fort Albany, Ontario |
| Occupation | Chief, author, Indigenous advocate. |
| Nationality | Mushkegowuk Cree |
| Period | 1980s-present |
| Notable works | Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History |
Edmund Metatawabin CM is a 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]
