Writer and journalist Michel Jean received the 2023 Library and Archives Canada Prize in Ottawa on Tuesday.
This is another award for him. This award underscores his “extraordinary contribution to the creation and advancement of Canada’s cultural, literary and historical heritage,” it said.
Born in 1960 in the parish of Mashteuiatsh, Quebec, Michel Jean studied history at the University of Quebec in Montreal before becoming a journalist. He has several tasks: he is an author, TV presenter, presenter and investigative journalist at the same time.
His work raises awareness of indigenous issues, such as Kukum (2019), which earned him the France-Québec Literary Prize and a nomination for the Jacques Lacarrière Literary Prize in 2020. There are also Her and us (2012), Le vent still talks about it (2013) and Tiohtiá:ke (2021). He has also published short stories in the Amun (2016) and Wapke (2021) collections.
We also owe him the books Special Envoy (2008), A dead world like the moon (2009) and Tsunamis (2017), which relate to his media career.
Michel Jean was last year named a Companion of the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec, an honorary award given to cultural figures who have contributed to Quebec’s artistic and literary development.
Four other honorees were honored at the ceremony at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa on Tuesday: Anita Rau Badami, Eric Chan, Kevin Loring and Dorothy Williams.