David Bouchard is a Canadian author and former high
school principal.
Bouchard was born and raised in
Saskatchewan.[1] He is a
Member of the Order of Canada and a public school in
Oshawa, Ontario is named after him. In his 2017 book, Proud to Be Métis, Bouchard writes that his grandfather had
Ojibwa and
Osage roots, but never spoke of them. In a book interview with the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Bouchard said, "We struggle with whether or not we have the right to reclaim that heritage, of if in fact because we weren't raised in that environment, we can even do that."[2]
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abPerren, Susan (23 January 2009). "Children's books (book review)". The Globe and Mail.
^Bouchard, David and Willier, Shelley (2008). The Drum Calls Softly, Postface. Illustrated by Jim Poitras. Music by Northern Cree. Red Deer Press.
ISBN978-0-88995-421-2.
David Bouchard is a Canadian author and former high
school principal.
Bouchard was born and raised in
Saskatchewan.[1] He is a
Member of the Order of Canada and a public school in
Oshawa, Ontario is named after him. In his 2017 book, Proud to Be Métis, Bouchard writes that his grandfather had
Ojibwa and
Osage roots, but never spoke of them. In a book interview with the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Bouchard said, "We struggle with whether or not we have the right to reclaim that heritage, of if in fact because we weren't raised in that environment, we can even do that."[2]
^
abPerren, Susan (23 January 2009). "Children's books (book review)". The Globe and Mail.
^Bouchard, David and Willier, Shelley (2008). The Drum Calls Softly, Postface. Illustrated by Jim Poitras. Music by Northern Cree. Red Deer Press.
ISBN978-0-88995-421-2.