Frank Christopher Busch
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Frank Christopher Busch | |
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| Born | June 5, 1978 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | Novelist, Executive |
| Period | 2010s–present |
| Notable works | Grey Eyes |
Frank Christopher Busch is a Cree writer from Canada, who was a winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2015 for his debut novel Grey Eyes.[1][2]
A member of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in Manitoba,[3] he wrote the novel after interviewing Indian residential school survivors while working for a law firm in Winnipeg.[3] He currently lives on the Westbank First Nation in British Columbia, where he is Vice President of Business Development at Strategies North Advisory Inc.,[4] and CEO of Kelso Technologies Inc.[5]
Frank Busch holds a bachelor's degree in Indigenous Studies from the University of Manitoba, 5 certificates from the Canadian Securities Institute and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Finance from Harvard University. Working with the First Nations Finance Authority, he was involved in deploying over $725 million to First Nations across the country, and has visited over 275 First Nations communities.[6]
