TheDoug is an independent film producer, director, writer and journalist whose career has spanned over 20 years. His work frequently has been recognized and honoured by the media industry. Weekly columns in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post, and features in the Winnipeg Free Press have made Mr. Cuthand a respected voice for the aboriginal community. A collection of his newspaper writing was published in 2005 as Tapwe. His film and videos have been featured by the National Film Board, and aired on the CBC and numerous local and independent television stations. They have also won awards at the American Indian Film Festival, the Geminis, the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association awards and the Columbus International Film and Video Festival. He was awarded the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) award in 2003 for best column. In addition to his work as a producer and writer, Doug Cuthand is also the chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Little Pine First Nation. Duties include the management of $25 million in trust funds, intended for the purchase of 90,000 acres of land to fulfill the land quantum as promised in the terms of Treaty #6.lma Poirier is the author of three previous Coteau Books publications – the memoir Rock Creek and the poetry collections Grasslands, the Private Hearings and Double Visions. She has written two books for young readers, Children of the Wood Mountain Uplands and The Bead Pot, as well as portions of the Field Guide to the Grasslands National Park.She has had a hand in editing five books on the ranching life: Beyond the Range, Cowgirls: 100 Years of Writing the Range, Grass Roots, Wood Mountain Uplands and A Voice of Her Own.Thelma Poirier spent most of her youth and adult life on ranches near Fir Mountain, Saskatchewan, moving to the nearby village of Glentworth in 2004. Ranching, the natural environment and history remain her special interests.