Lesley Belleau

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Lesley Belleau
Born1976 (age 4849)
Alma mater University of Windsor (MA)
Notable awards Pat Lowther Award
2018 Indianland

Lesley Belleau is an Anishinaabe writer from Canada. [1] She is most noted for her 2017 poetry collection Indianland, [2] which won the Pat Lowther Award in 2018. [3]

She is a member of the Garden River First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She earned a Master of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Windsor, [4] and is a PhD candidate in Indigenous studies at Trent University. [5]

References

  1. Patrick, Ryan B. (2017-11-29). "How Lesley Belleau celebrates the Ojibwe language with her latest poetry collection". CBC. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  2. "Indianland". CBC. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  3. "The League of Canadian Poets announces winners of the 2018 Annual Poetry Awards". Quill and Quire. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  4. "Lesley Belleau". Kegedonce Press. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  5. "Lesley Belleau". ARP Books. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2025-11-25.