Harold R. Johnson is the author if five fiction and five nonfiction books, with three more books in the publishing queue. His nonfiction work ‘Firewater: How Alcohol is Killing My People (and Yours)” was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for nonfiction. Born and raised in northern Saskatchewan to a Swedish father and a Cree mother, he is a graduate of Harvard Law School and managed a private practice for several years before becoming a Crown prosecutor. Johnson is a member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation.

Joan Johnson is a traditional Indigenous woman. Joan has had a lengthy career in justice and community development that has included work with Correctional Services of Canada, development of restorative justice approaches in Aboriginal communities, work with the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, and the role of a complex case needs Probation Officer in northern Saskatchewan. She was recognized for her experience and expertise, seconded to work on the alcohol strategy in January of 2016, and is now employed with Community Safety and Wellbeing branch for the province.

Harold and Joan lived on the north end of Montreal Lake for 20 years. They recently relocated to Gabriola, B. C.