Bernard Assiniwi was a member of the Cree nation who devoted his life to studying and writing about Canada's native people. He lived near Ottawa and worked at the Museum of Civiliz...view moreBernard Assiniwi was a member of the Cree nation who devoted his life to studying and writing about Canada's native people. He lived near Ottawa and worked at the Museum of Civilization. He is the author of fifteen books, including La Saga des Beothuks, which was published in French in 1996, and won the Prix France-Quebec Jean-Hamelin.view less