STEPHANIE SINCLAIR is Publisher of McClelland & Stewart, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada. She is a Cree, Ojibwe, and German/Jewish settler. She is a fierce advocate and activist, serving as a mentor and curator, and organizing publishing events to challenge colonial practices in publishing and to advance the work of reconciliation. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with her two children.
SARA SINCLAIR is an oral historian of Cree-Ojibwa, German/Jewish, and British descent. Sara teaches in the Oral History Masters Program at Columbia University. She is the editor of
How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America and gave a TEDx talk on "Why We Need to Amplify Indigenous Voices" in 2021. She lives in New York, New York.
A CBC Books Bestseller!"Artists Chief Lady Bird and Christi Belcourt, illustrator Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, and many more are featured. Each one has a different element and a different medium, but they all are brimming with meaning. . . . An inclusive must-buy for all upper elementary collections and for any institution serving an Indigenous community."
—STARRED REVIEW, School Library Journal
"Young readers will gravitate toward this collection for its wide range of voices and perspectives on Indigenous identity, fortitude, and creativity. Like the sacred items in a medicine bundle, the entries in this work reverberate powerfully, individually and as a whole."
—STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews
"With voices ranging from activists to hockey players, and artwork ranging from embroidery to digital artwork, the polyphonic nature of
You Were Made for This World is deeply encouraging and affecting."
—STARRED REVIEW, Bookpage
"In this deeply poignant collection, over thirty Indigenous artists, activists, and writers from across Turtle Island directly address a younger generation, offering guidance, commiseration, support, and celebration. . . . Each contribution is accompanied by a stunning piece of art, and while they vary in style and medium, their impact is inarguably powerful and unique to the text."
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Deeply moving, the offerings celebrate Indigenous history and culture to create an understanding of the past, present, and future."
—The Peterborough Examiner
