Fred Wiseman PhD teaches Wabanaki decorative arts, ceremonial oratory, dance and song based on historical precedent, but adapted for modern venues and audience. He lives in Swanton, Vermont, a few km from the Canadian border. Jean-Pierre Sawaya holds a PhD in History from UniversitÉ Laval. As a History and Heritage Consultant, he is particularly interested in the political history and diplomatic traditions of the Indigenous peoples of QuÉbec. His other books include Droits et piÈges d'un heritage colonial au QuÉbec with Denys DelÂge. He is now working on the history of the RCMP with Indigenous people. He lives in Quebec City. Katherine Hastings has worked as a Quebec-based translator and copyeditor since 1995.

She has translated or co-translated three novels. She has also translated history books including Montreal and the Bomb by Gilles Sabourin and The Plains of Abraham, Battlefield 1759-1760. She live near Quebec City. Patricia Culliford is an Anishinabe member of the Seven Nations Confederacy. She is a historical researcher whose focus is on the uses of wampum belts in Indigenous/settler relations. She has reached out to Baraka Books to request this translation in order to fulfill a promise made to Chief Mike Thomas.