Paula Sherman is an Algonquin writer, activist and educator. She is of Omàmìwinini (Algonquin) heritage and a Family Head on Ka-Pishkawandemin, the traditional governing council for the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation

Ardoch Algonquin First Nation

Ardoch Algonguin First Nation is a non-status Algonquin community that is located around the Madawaska, Mississippi and Rideau watersheds, north of Kingston, Ontario-History:...

. She is also a professor of Indigenous Studies at Trent University

Trent University

Trent University is a liberal arts and science-oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.The enabling legislation is the Trent University Act, 1962-63. The University was founded through the efforts of a citizens' committee interested in creating a...

, in Peterborough, Ontario. Her recent book entitled Dishonour of the Crown: The Ontario Resource Regime in the Valley of the Kiji Sibi chronicles the Ardoch community's struggle to prevent uranium prospecting on their traditional lands and is published by Arbeiter Ring Publishing

Arbeiter Ring Publishing

Arbeiter Ring Publishing is a worker-owned and operated independent book publisher and distributor that specializes in progressive, radical and anarchist literature . Founded by Todd Scarth and John K...

, Winnipeg, MB. She is also a contributor to Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence and Protection of Indigenous Nations, a collection of essays writing by emerging Indigenous activists and academics edited by Mississauga academic Leanne Simpson.

External links

• http://www.arbeiterring.com/new/dishonour.html
• http://arbeiterring.com/books/detail/lighting-the-eighth-fire/
• http://www.trentu.ca/academic/nativestudies/faculty.html
• http://www.aafna.ca/family_council.html
• http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/1754