William G. Lindsay will speak about the Indian Act, residential schools and reconciliation.
On Thursday, Sept. 8, join the Burnaby Public Library in conversation with Cree-Stoney educator and writer, William G. Lindsay.
Lindsay will read from his new book Rez Dog Blues & The Haiku: A Savage Life in Bits and Pieces, a coming-of-age story based on his life as an Indigenous youth in the 1960s and 70s.The book is a finalist for this year’s Whistler Independent Book Awards. Lindsay is a college professor and university educator, who has worked in a number of senior positions at institutions across the country including Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, Concordia University, Douglas College, Institute of Indigenous Government and Native Education College.Where: Burnaby Public Library, Tommy Douglas branch