HAROLD R. JOHNSON is the author of six works of fiction and five works of non-fiction. His most recent book, Firewater: How Alcohol Is Killing My People (and Yours), was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. Born and raised in northern Saskatchewan, he was a member of the Canadian Navy and worked in mining and logging before graduating from Harvard Law School. He managed a private practice for several years and then became a Crown prosecutor. Johnson was a member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation and passed away in early 2022.