Frank Christopher Busch
Frank Christopher Busch is a Cree writer from Canada, who was a winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2015 for his debut novel Grey Eyes.[1]
Frank Christopher Busch | |
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| Born | June 5, 1978 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | Grey Eyes |
A member of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in Manitoba,[2] he wrote the novel after interviewing Indian residential school survivors while working for a law firm in Winnipeg.[2] He currently lives on the Westbank First Nation in British Columbia, where he is director of marketing for the First Nations Finance Authority.[3]
References
- "CODE names winners of Burt Award for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Literature". Quill & Quire, October 14, 2015.
- "Novel a piece of lost aboriginal culture". Thompson Citizen, October 16, 2014.
- "Grey Eyes, new First Nations novel, breaks with tradition". Kelowna Daily Courier, September 23, 2014.
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