Darrel J. McLeod

Darrel J. McLeod is Cree from Treaty 8 territory in Alberta. Darrel was a chief negotiator of land claims for the federal 26 government, and executive director of education and international affairs with the Assembly of First Nations. He holds degrees in French Literature and Education. Peyakow, his second memoir following the events in his Governor General’s Literary Award-winning Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age, will be out in March of 2021. Darrel lives, writes, sings, and plays jazz guitar in Sooke, BC, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

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