The Malahat Review: Mamaskatch review by Alana Sayers
Darrel J. McLeod’s Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age is a memoir I have been waiting for; its raw power of honesty, vulnerability, and truth drew me in from the first page and still holds on to me, even after I’ve finished reading. READ FULL REVIEW→
Pique Newsmagazine: Honesty and vulnerability key components in Mamaskatch
Author Darrel McLeod set to take part in Whistler Writers Festival, running from Oct. 11 to 14. While immersed in Darrel J. McLeod’s Governor General’s Literary Award-nominated memoir Mamaskatch, I found myself flipping frequently to a picture on the front cover. READ FULL ARTICLE→
Vancouver Sun: New memoir maps the terrain of reconciliation
Darrell J. McLeod’s memoir offers up an unflinchingly honest account of growing up as an Indigenous Canadian. The young Cree man walks down to the banks of the Athabasca, wades in and ceremoniously bathes his face and arms. He is thinking about his mother, the strong, passionate and deeply wounded woman he helped bury the day before. And he is reflecting about her tragic life and the way that tragedy informed his own painful pilgrimage across the terrain of an essentially racist Canada. READ FULL REVIEW→
BC BookLook: A tale of trauma rises to the top
Darrel McLeod’s Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age wins the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. According to reviewer David Milward, Darrel J. McLeod “offers a brutally honest front-seat view of the havoc” wrought by intergenerational trauma. READ REVIEW→
Kirkus Reviews: Mamaskatch review
Lyrically written and linked by family, compassion, forgiveness, and hope, Mamaskatch sings out as a modern-day celebration. In his debut, the winner of the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction, McLeod recounts his childhood and coming-of-age in Treaty Eight Cree territory in Northern Alberta. READ FULL REVIEW→