Tracey Lindberg on campus for IWW keynote

As part of International Women’s Week, Nipissing University welcomes award-winning author Tracey Lindberg to campus for a special keynote address, titled Reading Birdie as the Letter of the Law: Canadian Fictions and Indigenous Truths, on Thursday, March 17, at 11:30 a.m. in the Harris Learning Library.

Tracey Lindberg is a citizen of the As'in'i'wa'chi Ni'yaw (Pronounced: Uss-sin-ih-wah-chee Nee-yaw) Nation, also known as Kelly Lake Cree Nation (KLCN).

A professor and doctor of law, Lindberg writes about impossible people and possible happiness. A citizen of the As'in'i'wa'chi Ni'yaw (Pronounced: Uss-sin-ih-wah-chee Nee-yaw) Nation, also known as Kelly Lake Cree Nation (KLCN), Lindberg teaches Indigenous laws and legal traditions at two Universities in Canada. Lindberg’s first novel,Birdie, has been on bestseller and best of lists since its release in 2015. She considers the book to be a love letter to her mom and aunties. She is currently working on completing two non-fiction books, one on the Lubicon Lake Nation and one on her own Nation. She also has two fiction projects under way.