Towards a Prairie Atonement

Trevor Herriot is an award-winning author and a naturalist. Married with four children, Trevor and his wife, Karen, have a home in Regina, Saskatchewan, and a small cabin in the Aspen Parkland prairie south of Indian Head.

"Impassioned." —Globe and Mail"Towards a Prairie Atonement is ultimately a call to action and a testimonial to the power of amends." —Toronto Star"Herriot's writing sweeps across the page with the same breadth of the prairie he loves.... By book's end, Towards a Prairie Atonement becomes an important call to action for increased prairie conservation and more communal land use." —Foreword Reviews"Explores the psychogeography of the grasslands of the Aspen Parkland in Saskatchewan. More than just a recounting of history, Towards a Prairie Atonement is a call to action for author and reader alike." —World Literature Today"A call to enter into a new relationship with the prairie environment and with the peoples left behind by the gods of profit-driven development." —Prairie Messenger"[Herriot] has a strong naturalist bent and writes in illuminating detail about what he sees and hears on the ground, and about what has been lost." —Dennis Gruending, The Catalyst "Herriot argues for a system based on the Metis commons, a way that combines European and Indigenous practices in land that is both private and public." —Prairies North"Beautifully written, thoroughly persuasive, and a much-needed argument for the preservation of our remaining prairie, Towards a Prairie Atonement may well take its place among classics about the Western plains." —Sharon Butala "A brave, heart-breaking book in its unflinching analysis of government policy, colonial violence, and corporate greed." —Lorna Crozier "A sensitive, layered introspective on truth and reconciliation, this book guides us through an examination of 200 years of Métis residence on the prairie--land use, loss of the commons, displacement and subsequent conservation issues. It challenges us to re-examine our stewardship responsibilities for the Aspen Parkland and our relationships with Indigenous people." —Lawrence J. Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute, and author of The Battle of Seven Oaks: A Métis Perspective

• Contents MapTimeline of EventsAcknowledgements Part 1: One Tent Peg to SharePart 2: On the Sand PlainsPart 3: A Pasture to Share A Small Good Thing: An AfterwordNotesReferences