Shortlisted for the Saskatchewan Book Awards, City of Regina Book Award, 2017

In The Knowledge Seeker, Blair Stonechild shares his own sixty-year journey of learning—from residential school to PhD and beyond—looking all the while to find a place for Indigenous spirituality in the classroom. Encouraged by an Elder who insisted sacred information be written down, Stonechild explores the underlying philosophy of his people's teachings to demonstrate that Indigenous spirituality can speak to our urgent, contemporary concerns.

Blair Stonechild is a Cree-Saulteaux member of the Muscowpetung First Nation and professor of Indigenous Studies at First Nations University of Canada. He is the author of The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous Spirituality and Buffy Sainte-Marie: It’s My Way. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.

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"Stonechild's book offers a profound entry into Indigenous spirituality and shows how embracing it will enhance the well-being of all mankind...It is a beautifully written and courageous book." —The Canadian Journal of Native Studies

"An Indigenous journey from the head to the heart to the spirit."—Kathleen E. Absolon, author of Kaandossiwin: How We Come To Know

"Stonechild was at the forefront of developing Indigenous education programs throughout Canada. This seminal, experiential work is not only about his personal journey, but also his culmination of years of experience with his own Cree culture and spirituality. An essential and courageous book."—Brian Rice, author of The Rotinonshonni and Seeing the World with Aboriginal Eyes