Tracey Lindberg | |
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Occupation | novelist, academic, teacher |
Nationality | Kelly Lake Cree Nation, Canadian |
Period | 2010s-present |
Notable works | Birdie |
Website | |
Official website |
Tracey Lindberg is a writer, scholar, lawyer and Indigenous Rights activist from the Kelly Lake Cree Nation in British Columbia.[1] She is Cree-Métis and a member of the As'in'i'wa'chi Ni'yaw Nation Rocky Mountain Cree.[2][3]
She won the Governor General's Gold Medal with her dissertation on "Critical Indigenous Legal Theory," and her academic work has awarded her a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Traditional Knowledge.[4] Lindberg works with Elders and Spiritual Leaders in Indigenous communities to record and translate Indigenous laws.[4] She has taught law at Athabasca University, the University of Ottawa before moving to the University of Victoria.[5]
Her debut novel, Birdie, was published in 2015 and is a national best-seller.[6] It presents the path of healing through the main character, Bernice Meetos, a Cree woman who is trying to reconcile with her tragic past.[7] It has been said that Birdie demonstrates the effects of colonization, intergenerational trauma on Indigenous families and speaks to the universal story of self-discovery.[7] The novel was selected for the 2016 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by entrepreneur Bruce Poon Tip.[8] The novel was also a finalist for an Alberta Literary Award, the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and a long-listed selection of the International DUBLIN Literary Award[9]
Lindberg also performs as a blues music singer.[10]