David A. Robertson is an award-winning author, editor, and speaker on Indigenous issues, mental health, and freedom of expression. His works include the novel The Theory of Crows, the memoirs Black Water and All the Little Monsters, picture books such as When We Were Alone and On the Trapline, and the middle-grade Misewa Saga. He has received the Governor General’s Literary Award, the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, and others, and hosted the acclaimed podcast Kiwew. In 2023, the University of Manitoba awarded him a Doctor of Letters. A member of Norway House Cree Nation, he lives in Winnipeg.

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