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Darrel J. McLeod
DARREL J. McLEOD: ILJA HERB
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. Far from being a simple rags-to-recovery tale, Peyakow shows how light and darkness are entangled. “It’s about a Cree man making his way through the world and through a career,” McLeod says over video chat from his winter home in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. “It’s all about realizing Cree dignity.”