Eli Baxter (born 1954) is a Canadian writer,[1] who won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2022 Governor General's Awards for his memoir Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth.[2]

Baxter, an Anishinaabe member of the Marten Falls First Nation and a survivor of the Canadian Indian residential school system,[3] he has taught indigenous language and culture at both the elementary school and university levels,[3] most notably at the University of Western Ontario.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Joe Belanger, "Indigenous Londoner nominated for Governor General's literary award". London Free Press, October 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ Deborah Dundas, "Sheila Heti, Eli Baxter win 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards for fiction and non-fiction". Toronto Star, November 16, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Matthew Ryan Smith, "Ojibway Author, Educator, and Knowledge-Keeper Eli Baxter". First American Art Magazine, Winter 2020.


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