"Impassioned." -- Globe and Mail " Towards a Prairie Atonement is ultimately a call to action and a testimonial to the power of amends." -- Toronto Star "Herriot's writing sweeps across the page with the same breadth of the prairie he loves. By book's end, Towards a Prairie Atonement becomes an important call to action for increased prairie conservation and more communal land use." -- Foreword Reviews "Explores the psychogeography of the grasslands of the Aspen Parkland in Saskatchewan. More than just a recounting of history, Towards a Prairie Atonement is a call to action for author and reader alike." -- World Literature Today "A call to enter into a new relationship with the prairie environment and with the peoples left behind by the gods of profit-driven development." -- Prairie Messenger "[Herriot] has a strong naturalist bent and writes in illuminating detail about what he sees and hears on the ground, and about what has been lost.

" -- Dennis Gruending , The Catalyst "Herriot argues for a system based on the Metis commons, a way that combines European and Indigenous practices in land that is both private and public." -- Prairies North "Beautifully written, thoroughly persuasive, and a much-needed argument for the preservation of our remaining prairie, Towards a Prairie Atonement may well take its place among classics about the Western plains." -- Sharon Butala "A brave, heart-breaking book in its unflinching analysis of government policy, colonial violence, and corporate greed." -- Lorna Crozier "A sensitive, layered introspective on truth and reconciliation, this book guides us through an examination of 200 years of Métis residence on the prairie--land use, loss of the commons, displacement and subsequent conservation issues. It challenges us to re-examine our stewardship responsibilities for the Aspen Parkland and our relationships with Indigenous people." -- Lawrence J. Barkwell , Louis Riel Institute, and author of The Battle of Seven Oaks: A Métis Perspective.