Contains short biographies on the authors featured in this issue of "Studies in Canadian Literature", including: Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Jeannette Armstrong, Marie Annharte Baker, Warren Cariou, Jennifer Delisle, Marilyn Dumont, Renate Eigenbrod, Marvin Francis, Lally Grauer, Jane Haladay, Emma LaRocque, Duncan Mercredi, Deanna Reder, Jack Robinson, Pamela Sing, Louise Bernice Halfe Skydancer, and June Scudeler.

Focuses on the achievements of Emma LaRocque, a winner of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the education category, and describes how she overcame many obstacles to achieve her goals.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.33.