Larry Loyie
Auteur de Tant que couleront les rivières
A propos de l'auteur
Larry Loyie was born on November 4, 1933 in Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. He lived a traditional Cree life until he was eight years old. From the age of eight to 14, he attended St. Bernard Mission residential school in Grouard, Alberta. At the age of 14, he entered the work force, fighting fires, afficher plus working in an oil camp and a mountain sawmill. He turned his life experiences into children's books. His works include The Moon Speaks Cree, Goodbye Buffalo Bay, When the Spirits Dance: A Cree Boy's Search for the Meaning of War, The Gathering Tree, and Residential Schools: With the Words and Images of Survivors. As Long as the Rivers Flow won the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction and the First Nation Communities Read award. With his partner, writer and editor Constance Brissenden, he launched Living Traditions Writers Group in 1993 to encourage Aboriginal writing. He died on April 18, 2016 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Larry Loyie
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Larry Loyie
- Autres noms
- Oskiniko
Loyie, Lawrence - Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Lieux de résidence
- Alberta, Canada
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Prix et récompenses
Vous aimerez peut-être aussi
Auteurs associés
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 8
- Membres
- 231
- Popularité
- #97,643
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 20
- Langues
- 1