TVO Today: Canadian Memory Books
Five memoirs were shortlisted for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize for Canadian literary non-fiction, including Mamaskatch.
Virtual Event: Darrel J. McLeod, August 17, 2021
Harvard Book Store’s virtual event series welcomes DARREL J. MCLEOD—author of the award-winning memoir Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age—for a discussion of his latest memoir, Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity. He will be joined in conversation by acclaimed poet BILLY-RAY BELCOURT, author of The Wound is a World and A History of My Brief Body. SEE EVENT DETAILS→
Lambda Literary Review: August 2021’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature
Peyakow made the Lambda Literary Review’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature list, in the Bio/Memoir section, for August 2021. SEE FULL LIST→
Times Colonist: Sooke-based author Darrel J. McLeod nominated for $60K Writers’ Trust Prize
Sooke-based author Darrel J. McLeod is one of five nominees for this year’s Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, a $60,000 honour recognizing a work of non-fiction by a Canadian writer. READ FULL ARTICLE→
The BC Review: 1545 Cree identity in exile
Darrel McLeod attended the University of British Columbia where he obtained two degrees – a Bachelor of Arts in French Literature and another in Education. Prior to becoming a writer, McLeod worked for the federal government as a chief negotiator of land claims, and as an executive director of education and international affairs with the Assembly of First Nations. READ FULL REVIEW→
Quill & Quire: Darrel J. McLeod shares his road map from hardship to an exuberant life
The new memoir from Darrel J. McLeod, Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity (Douglas & McIntyre), is rooted in traumas – both systemic and personal – from which the author emerges into a career of remarkable breadth and impressive achievements. READ FULL REVIEW→
TBPL Off the Shelf: Staff review of Mamaskatch
From the Thunder Bay Public Library’s Book Blog. I read this book after a co-worker suggested it to me, and was so impressed. As a Metis person, I am often looking for titles I feel I can relate to and gain perspective from- and this book brought me on a roller coaster of feelings. READ FULL REVIEW→
Hamilton Review of Books: Lessons in Humanity
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail in conversation with Darrel McLeod. After a varied career, including the position of chief negotiator of land claims for the federal government and executive director of education and international affairs with the Assembly of First Nations, he now devotes himself to writing and music in Sooke, B.C. READ FULL INTERVIEW→
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→