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Jan 5, 2022 · McDonald, a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation from Paddockwood, Sask., was named John A. McDonald for the first 40 years of his life — but legally changed his middle name of Adrian last...
Jun 23, 2022 · John Brady McDonald is a Nehiyawak-Metis writer, artist, historian, musician, playwright, actor and activist born and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He is from the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and the Mistawasis Nehiyawak.
Jan 4, 2022 · When the Saskatchewan government brought in legislation that allowed residential school survivors the opportunity to change their names, John Brady McDonald took it. “Brady” is the name he claimed last year in honour of his grandfather, Métis leader Jim Brady.
Dec 7, 2022 · John Brady McDonald is a Nêhiyawak-Métis writer, artist, historian, musician, playwright, actor and activist born and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He is from the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and the Mistawasis Nêhiyawak.
May 7, 2024 · With honesty, a poet's turn of phrase and a bit of sly humour, John Brady pulls us deep into the life he has lived in Kistahpinanihk and asks us to consider what life could be like in a New...
Aug 11, 2021 · The John Brady McDonald interview. Kitotam: He Speaks To It is the new poetry collection from John Brady McDonald. The Neyhiyawak (Plains Cree) word “Kitotam” translates into English as, “He Speaks to It.” Written in two parts, these poems chronicle John’s life and experiences as an urban Indigenous youth during the 1980s.
Jul 31, 2021 · A local Indigenous poet and author, John Brady McDonald is celebrating the recent publication of two collections of poetry. The books both speak about growing up within the Prince Albert area.
A member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and a descendent of Metis leader Jim Brady, John Brady has worked to move carefully between these two nations -- to learn their stories, honour their traditions and reclaim their languages, all of which were nearly lost to him.
Advanced Praise. “Authentic and illuminating, Carrying It Forward is a candid and comprehensive account of the complexity of modern Indigenous life in Canada. John Brady McDonald’s compelling life stories are both unique and relatable. Through heartfelt honesty, he carefully and considerately invites the reader into his circle.
Jan 5, 2022 · A Saskatchewan author who legally changed his name from one resembling a former prime minister is seeing his books published after 15 years of rejection. After more than 200 rejection letters from...
