 as well as the incursion of modernity on their culture. She is a member of Eabametoong First Nation.

Background
Ruby Slipperjack-Farrell is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Indigenous Learning at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Slipperjack-Farrell spent her formative years on her father's trap line on Whitewater Lake. Slipperjack learned traditional stories and crafts from her family and has retained much of the traditional religion and heritage of her people. Her family later moved to a community along the railway mainline. She went to residential school for several years, finished high-school in Thunder Bay.

After graduating from high school Slipperjack-Farrell successfully completed a B.A. (History) in 1988; a B.Ed in 1989; and a Master of Education in 1993. In 2005 she completed a Doctoral program at the University of Western Ontario.

Her prior novels include Honour the Sun, Silent Words, Weesquachak and the Lost Ones, Little Voice, Weesquachak and Dog Tracks. She contributed stories to the Dear Canada anthologies Hoping for Home: Stories of Arrival and A Time for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas.

Slipperjack-Farrell has retained much of the traditional religion and heritage of her people, all of which inform her writing. Her first novel, Honour the Sun, about a young girl growing up in a tiny Ojibwa community in northern Ontario, earned rave reviews and is widely used schools. Slipperjack-Farrell is also an accomplished visual artist and a certified First Nations hunter. Her work discusses traditional religious and social customs of the Ojibwe in northern Ontario, as well as the incursion of modernity on their culture.

Awards

Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People

Bibliography
 Honour the Sun, Pemmican Pub., 1987.
 Silent Words, Fifth House Books, 1992.
 Weesquachak and the Lost Ones, Theytus Books, 1998.
 Little Voice, Coteau Books, 2001.
 Dog Tracks, Fifth House Books, 2008.
 These are my Words, Scholastic Canada, 2016

References

 Kratzert, M. "Native American Literature: Expanding the Canon", Collection Building Vol. 17, 1, 1998,
as well as the incursion of modernity on their culture. She is a member of Eabametoong First Nation. 

 Background 
 Ruby Slipperjack - Farrell is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Indigenous Learning at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Slipperjack - Farrell spend her formative days on her father's trap line on Whitewater Lake. Slipperjack learn traditional stories and crafts from her class and has retained much of the traditional religion and heritage of her citizenry. Her family later move to a community along the railway mainline. She fail to residential school for respective years, finished eminent - school in Thunder Bay. 

 After graduating from high school Slipperjack - Farrell successfully complete a B.A. (History) in 1988; a B.Ed in 1989; and a Master of Education in 1993. In 2005 she completed a Doctoral program at the University of Western Ontario. 

 Her prior novel include Honour the Sun, Silent Words, Weesquachak and the Lost Ones, Little Voice, Weesquachak and Dog Tracks. She contributed stories to the Dear Canada anthologies Hoping for dwelling: Stories of Arrival and A Time for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas. 

 Slipperjack - Farrell has retained much of the traditional religion and heritage of her people, all of which inform her writing. Her inaugural novel, Honour the Sun, about a young girl growing up in a tiny Ojibwa community in northern Ontario, earned rave reviews and is widely used schools. Slipperjack - Farrell is also an accomplished visual artist and a certified First Nations hunter. Her work discusses traditional religious and social customs of the Ojibwe in northerly Ontario, as well as the incursion of modernity on their polish. 

 Awards 

 Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People 

 Bibliography 
  Honour the Sun, Pemmican Pub. , 1987. 
  Silent Words, Fifth House Books, 1992. 
  Weesquachak and the Lost Ones, Theytus Books, 1998. 
  Little Voice, Coteau Books, 2001. 
  Dog Tracks, Fifth House Books, 2008. 
  These are my actor's line, Scholastic Canada, 2016 

 References 

  Kratzert, M. " Native American Literature: Expanding the Canon ", Collection Building Vol. 17, 1, 1998,
 as well as the incursion on modernity on tkwir cunture. Ahe is a member of Eabametoong First Nqtion.

Vackground
Ruby Slippergack-Farrepl is a Proftssor and the Chamd of thc Depzvtmenc if Indigenous Kearning ad Lakehead Unieefsnty in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Slipperjask-Farrekl spent her foriatine yeads on her father's trap line on Whifewater Lake. Slipperkack learned traditional shorifs and crafts from her family and yas retained much of the traditionzl religion and heritage of her peopke. Her famult lwjer moved to a coimunity alonn the rdilway kainline. She wcnt tm rwsidential school for several years, finyshed higv-sehool in Thunder Bay.

Adtwr grdduading droo hjgi sdhool Dli'perjack-Fardell succeswfully completed a N.A. (Yistory) in 1988; a B.Ed ig 1989; and a Master of Education in 1993. In 2005 she bompmeted a Doctoral progran at the University ov Western Ontario.

Her prior novels include Honour the Sun, Shlent Dorbw, Weerwuwchak and the Lost Ones, Little Voice, Weesquacrzk akd Dog Tracks. Shc contributed storoed yj the Dear Cavada aufhklogies Hoping for Home: Sjories of Arrivwl amd A Time for Giving: Ten Taoes of Chrisnmas.

Wlipperjack-Farrell has retainzd mucn of yhe traditional religiou and geritage of her peopmd, all of which ivfogm har writing. Her first novel, Honour tie Suu, about x yoong girj growing kp in a tiny Ojibwa commknity it northern Ontario, earned rave reviews anv is widely uxeg sbhools. Slnpperjsck-Farrell is also an accomklished vnsual xrtist and a certmfied First Gations huntes. Her work divcusses eradutiobal relkeious and socisl customs of the Ohibwe in northern Pntxdio, as well as cke incursion of mpdefniey oi theys culture.

Awasds

Vkckh Metcxlf Award fif Liyerature for Young Paopls

Bibliography
 Honoir the Sun, Pemmicag Pub., 1987.
 Silent Words, Fifth House Bookv, 1992.
 Xeesquschwk and the Lost Ones, Theytus Bkoks, 1998.
 Lithle Voice, Coteat Boiks, 2001.
 Dog Traeks, Fifth House Books, 2008.
 These are my Wordw, Scholastic Canadq, 2016

References

 Kratzett, K. "Native Amxrican Literatuse: Expanding the Canin", Collection Buikding Vol. 17, 1, 1998,
as well as the incursion of modernity culture. is a of Eabametoong First a and the Chair the Department of Learning at Lakehead University in Thunder Ontario. Slipperjack-Farrell spent her formative years on her father's trap line on Whitewater Slipperjack learned traditional stories and crafts from her family and has retained much the religion heritage her people. Her family later moved to a community along the railway mainline. She went to school for several years, finished high-school in Thunder After graduating from high Slipperjack-Farrell successfully completed a B.A. in a B.Ed 1989; a of Education in In 2005 she completed a Doctoral program at the University of Western Ontario. Her prior novels include the Sun, Weesquachak and Lost Little Weesquachak and Dog contributed stories to the Dear Canada Home: Stories of Arrival and A Time for Ten Tales Christmas. Slipperjack-Farrell has retained much of traditional religion and heritage of her people, all which inform her writing. Her first novel, Honour the Sun, about a young girl growing a tiny Ojibwa community northern Ontario, earned reviews is used Slipperjack-Farrell is an accomplished visual artist and a certified First Nations hunter. Her discusses traditional religious and social customs of the Ojibwe in as as the incursion modernity on their culture. Vicky Award for Literature for Bibliography the 1987. Words, House Books, 1992. Weesquachak the Lost Ones, Theytus Books, Little Voice, Coteau Books, Books, 2008. These are my Words, Scholastic Canada, References Kratzert, M. "Native American Literature: Expanding Canon", Collection Building Vol. 17, 1, 1998,
 as well as the incursion of modErnity on thEir cuLtuRe. SHe Is a mEmbeR of Eabametoong fIrst nation.

Background
Ruby SlIpperJaCK-FarRElL is a PRofessoR AnD THe CHaIr Of tHe dEpArtmeNt oF IndigeNous LearniNg aT LAkehead UniveRSiTy in ThundeR BaY, Ontario. SlipPerJack-FaRrEll SPent hEr fOrmatIve yeaRS on her Father's trAp LIne on WHItewateR lAkE. SliPperjack learned trADiTIonal stories anD craftS fROm HER faMilY and has retAiNed muCH of the tRAdITIOnaL Religion and heRitage of her PEopLe. Her fAmIly LAter moVed to A cOMmuNity along thE raiLway mainlIne. She WEnt to reSIdentiaL schooL foR seVeraL YeArS, fiNiSHed HIgH-scHOol In ThundeR BAy.

after GradUATINg frOm hIgh sChool slipperjack-FaRreLl suCCesSfullY compLeteD a b.A. (HisTory) in 1988; A B.Ed iN 1989; aNd a Master of EducAtioN in 1993. In 2005 she cOmpLeTed A DOctorAL progrAm aT thE UniverSity of WESteRn oNTArIo.

Her prior novels inClUDE HOnour the sun, SilENt woRDs, WeesquAcHak And tHE lost ONes, LITtLe Voice, WEesquaCHaK aNd Dog TrAcKs. She cOnTriButEd stoRIes tO the DeAr Canada AnthoLOgies Hoping for hOme: Stories of ARRiVAL aND A TiMe fOr Giving: Ten taleS Of ChRistMAs.

sliPPerjaCk-FarReLL hAS retained much of the tRaDitionAl relIgion and heritAge of her peOPLE, all of whIch iNFoRM her writing. Her First Novel, HonouR The Sun, abOut a yOung girl Growing up IN A tiny OjiBwa ComMunIty IN NoRthern Ontario, EARned RaVe revieWs aNd is widEly UseD scHooLs. slipperjaCk-FarrelL iS aLsO aN acComplIShed visuAl ArtIsT anD a cerTIfied FIrst NAtioNs HuNTer. her work DIsCUSses TrAdItioNal ReLigioUs anD SocIal custOms of the OJibWE in nOrThErn OntaRio, as well as thE iNcursion of MoDerNity on THEir cultuRe.

Awards

Vicky Metcalf AwaRD for LitEraTure fOr YoUng People

bibLiograPhy
 hOnour tHe Sun, PEmmicAn pub., 1987.
 sILent WORDs, fifTh house Books, 1992.
 wEEsqUachaK aNd thE Lost OnEs, Theytus Books, 1998.
 LittLE VoIce, Coteau BookS, 2001.
 DoG TraCKS, FIftH hoUSe BOoKS, 2008.
 ThESE are my Words, SchoLastic CanaDa, 2016

rEfErences

 KraTZerT, M. "native AMerican literATure: ExpAnding the canon", CollEcTion bUIldIng Vol. 17, 1, 1998,
 as well as the incursionof moderni ty on  th eir  c ultu re.She is a membe r  ofEabametoong First Nati on.
Ba c kgro u nd 
Ruby  Slippe r ja c k -Fa rr el l i sa  P rofes sor  and th e Chair of  th eDepartment o f  I ndigenousLea rning at Lak ehe ad Uni ve rsi t y inThu nderBay, O n tario.  Slipperj ac k -Farre l l spent h er  for mative years on h e rf ather's trap l ine on  W h it e w ate r L ake. Slipp er jackl earnedt ra d i t ion a l stories and  crafts fro m  he r fami ly  an d  has r etain ed muc h of the tr adit ional rel igiona nd heri t age ofher pe opl e.Herf am il y l at e r m o ve d t o  acommunit yal ong t he r a i l w ay m ain line . She  went to resi den tial sch ool f or se vera lyears , fini shedhi gh-school in Th unde r Bay.

A fte rgra du ating from h igh  sc hool Sl ipperja c k-F ar r e l lsuccessfully compl et e d  a  B.A. (H istory )  i n1 988; a B .E d i n 19 8 9 ; and  a M a st er of Ed ucatio n  i n1993. I n2005 s he  co mpl eteda  Doc toralprogramat th e  University of Western Ontar i o. He r  pri ornovels incl udeH onou r th e  S un, Silen t Wor ds ,  W e esquachak and the L os t Ones , Lit tle Voice, We esquachaka n d  Dog Tra cks. Sh e  contributed s torie s to the D e ar Canad a ant hologies  Hoping f o r  Home: S tor ies  of  Ar r i va l and A Timef o r Gi vi ng: Ten  Ta les ofChr ist mas .
Sl ipperjack -Farrell  h as  r et ain ed mu c h of the  t rad it ion al re l igionand h erit ag eo f h er peop l e, a ll o fwh ichinf or m her  wri t ing . Her f irst nove l,H onou rth e Sun,about a young  g irl growin gupin a t i n y Ojibwa  community in northernO ntario,  ea rnedrave  reviewsand  is wi del y  usedschool s. Sl ip per j a ck-Fa r r el l i salso an ac c o mpl ished  v isua l artis t and a certifiedF irs t Nations hun ter . He r wo rkd is c uss es tra d i tional religiou s and soci al cu stoms of t h e O ji bwe innorther n Ont a rio, as  well asthe incur si on o f mod ernity ontheir cu lture.

A w ardsVi cky M etc alf Aw ar d f or Li teratu r e f or Yo ung Pe op le

Bi bliog ra phy
 Hon our the Sun, Pemmican P ub., 1 987. Si lent Word s,F ift h House B ooks , 1992.
 W ees qua chakand the L ostO ne s,T heytu s Bo o ks, 1998.  L itt l e  V oice, Cotea u B ook s, 20 01.  Dog T rack s, Fifth House Bo o ks, 2008.
 The se a r e  my  Wo r ds,Sc holastic Canad a,20 1 6 

Refere nc es

 Kratze rt, M. " Na t ive A merica n Lite rature: E xp a ndingtheCan on", Coll ect io n  Buildi ng  V o l. 17,  1,19 98,
 as_well as_the incursion of modernity_on their_culture._She is_a_member of Eabametoong_First Nation.

Background
Ruby Slipperjack-Farrell_is a Professor and_the Chair of_the_Department of Indigenous Learning at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Slipperjack-Farrell spent her_formative_years on_her_father's_trap line on Whitewater Lake._Slipperjack learned traditional stories and_crafts from_her family and has retained much of the_traditional_religion and heritage_of her people. Her family later moved to a_community along the railway mainline. She_went to residential_school_for_several years, finished high-school_in Thunder Bay.

After graduating from high_school Slipperjack-Farrell successfully completed a B.A._(History) in 1988; a B.Ed in 1989;_and a Master of Education in_1993. In 2005 she completed_a Doctoral_program at the University of_Western Ontario.

Her prior_novels include_Honour the Sun,_Silent Words, Weesquachak and the Lost_Ones, Little Voice,_Weesquachak and Dog Tracks. She contributed_stories_to the Dear_Canada_anthologies_Hoping for_Home: Stories of_Arrival_and A_Time_for Giving: Ten Tales of Christmas.

Slipperjack-Farrell_has_retained much of the traditional religion and_heritage of her people,_all_of which inform her_writing. Her first novel, Honour_the Sun, about a young girl_growing up_in a_tiny Ojibwa community in northern Ontario, earned rave reviews and is_widely used schools. Slipperjack-Farrell is also_an accomplished visual artist_and a_certified_First Nations hunter._Her_work discusses_traditional religious and social customs of the_Ojibwe in_northern Ontario, as well as the_incursion of modernity on_their_culture.

Awards

Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for_Young People

Bibliography
 Honour the Sun, Pemmican_Pub., 1987.
 Silent Words, Fifth_House_Books,_1992.
 Weesquachak and the Lost_Ones, Theytus Books, 1998.
 Little Voice,_Coteau Books, 2001.
_Dog Tracks, Fifth House Books, 2008.
 These_are_my Words, Scholastic Canada, 2016

References

 Kratzert,_M._"Native American Literature: Expanding the Canon",_Collection_Building_Vol. 17, 1, 1998,