Tara Lee Morin Explained

Tara Lee Morin
Birth Place:Manitoba
Occupation:poet, memoirist
Period:2010s-present
Nationality:Canadian
Notableworks:As I Remember It

Tara Lee Morin is a Canadian writer, who was a finalist for the 2013 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature for her book As I Remember It.[1]

Born in a remote First Nations community in northern Manitoba to a teenage mother, Morin was removed by social services authorities from her birth home and spent her childhood growing up in a series of foster homes.[2] As an adolescent she struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, and was involved in both criminal activity and prostitution. As I Remember It, her first published book, is a memoir of both her struggles and her experience rebuilding her life in a more positive and healthy direction. It was first published in 2011 by Theytus Books, a British Columbia-based publisher of First Nations literature.

Morin has also written poetry.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2013/10/03/richard-wagamese-wins-burt-award-for-first-nations-metis-and-inuit-literature/ "Richard Wagamese wins Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature"
  2. http://anishinabeknews.ca/2014/03/19/book-review-inside-look-at-foster-care/ "Book Review: Inside look at foster care"
  3. http://www.openbooktoronto.com/after_un_rapporteurs_visit_look_two_special_books "After the UN Rapporteur's Visit: A look at two special books"