Sylvia McAdam (Saysewahum) is a citizen of the nêhiyaw Nation, who holds a Juris Doctorate (LL.B) from the University of Saskatchewan and a Bachelor's of Human Justice (B.H.J) from the University of Regina. She is a recipient of the Carol Geller Human Rights Award, Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers Award, Social Justice Award, 2014 Global Citizen Award, and has received several eagle feathers from Indigenous communities. She remains active in the global grassroots Indigenous led resistance called "Idle No More" (www.idlenomore.ca).

The text employs many Cree words, but this is done in a way that makes the meaning clear to non-indigenous readers, and there's a glossary for those who don't know the language. - Alexis Kienlen (Quill & Quire)

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsDisclaimertawâw niwâhkômâkanakIntroduction: ahâw . . . pîhtokwêkSoulflame manitow wiyinikêwinaThe Promised LandRebuilding Indigenous NationhoodIdle No MoreGlossary of nêhiyawêwin TermsNotes

Sylvia McAdam (Saysewahum) is a citizen of the nêhiyaw Nation, who holds a Juris Doctorate (LL.B) from the University of Saskatchewan and a Bachelor's of Human Justice (B.H.J) from the University of Regina. She is a recipient of the Carol Geller Human Rights Award, Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers Award, Social Justice Award, 2014 Global Citizen Award, and has received several eagle feathers from Indigenous communities. She remains active in the global grassroots Indigenous led resistance called "Idle No More" (www.idlenomore.ca).

The text employs many Cree words, but this is done in a way that makes the meaning clear to non-indigenous readers, and there's a glossary for those who don't know the language. - Alexis Kienlen (Quill & Quire)

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsDisclaimertawâw niwâhkômâkanakIntroduction: ahâw . . . pîhtokwêkSoulflame manitow wiyinikêwinaThe Promised LandRebuilding Indigenous NationhoodIdle No MoreGlossary of nêhiyawêwin TermsNotes

Sylvia McAdam (Saysewahum) is a citizen of the nêhiyaw Nation, who holds a Juris Doctorate (LL.B) from the University of Saskatchewan and a Bachelor's of Human Justice (B.H.J) from the University of Regina. She is a recipient of the Carol Geller Human Rights Award, Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers Award, Social Justice Award, 2014 Global Citizen Award, and has received several eagle feathers from Indigenous communities. She remains active in the global grassroots Indigenous led resistance called "Idle No More" (www.idlenomore.ca).

The text employs many Cree words, but this is done in a way that makes the meaning clear to non-indigenous readers, and there's a glossary for those who don't know the language. - Alexis Kienlen (Quill & Quire)

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsDisclaimertawâw niwâhkômâkanakIntroduction: ahâw . . . pîhtokwêkSoulflame manitow wiyinikêwinaThe Promised LandRebuilding Indigenous NationhoodIdle No MoreGlossary of nêhiyawêwin TermsNotes