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Canada's Ninth Parliamentary Poet Laureate
LIVE via ZOOM / Watch this talk on BPL's YouTube channel after April 12
Renowned writer Louise Bernice Halfe, Canada's ninth Parliamentary Poet Laureate honours our inaugural Festival with a live virtual discussion with Sherry Saevil, Indigenous Education Advisor at Halton Catholic District School Board. Louise Bernice Halfe, also known by the Cree name Sky Dancer, was raised on Saddle Lake Reserve and attended Blue Quills Residential School in central Alberta. She is the first Indigenous Parliamentary Poet Laureate.
Sherry Saevil is Cree from Saskatchewan and a recent recipient of the Paul Fellowship Award for her work in Indigenous education through Grandmother’s Voice.
Presented in partnership with A Different Drummer Books
Explore Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer in our collection
Read the poems of Parliamentary Poet Laureate Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer
Attending Online
Registration closes 60 minutes before the program begins. You will receive Zoom details by email when you register. You can access Zoom on your computer, on your device through the Zoom app, or by calling in. To attend the program on the phone, please register and we'll provide the information you need to listen in.
