Paula Sherman

Paula Sherman speaking at a protest at Queen's Park, Toronto

Paula Sherman is an Algonquin writer, activist and educator. She is of Omàmìwinini (Algonquin) heritage and a Family Head on Ka-Pishkawandemin, the traditional governing council for the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation. She is also a professor of Indigenous Studies at Trent University, in Peterborough, Ontario.[1] Her recent book entitled Dishonour of the Crown: The Ontario Resource Regime in the Valley of the Kiji Sibi chronicles the Ardoch community's struggle to prevent uranium prospecting on their traditional lands and is published by Arbeiter Ring Publishing, Winnipeg, MB.[2] She is also a contributor to Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence and Protection of Indigenous Nations, a collection of essays writing by emerging Indigenous activists and academics edited by Mississauga academic Leanne Simpson.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Faculty Department of Indigenous Studies Trent University". Trentu.ca. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  2. ↑ Sherman, Paula. "ARP | Dishonour the Crown". Arbeiterring.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Lighting the Eighth Fire". Arbeiterring.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-12.

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