nêhiyâwiw êkwa Scotiwiw Tonya Simpson, paskwâwiyinînâhk ohtaskânêsiw. kî-masinahikêw mîna kâkikê kîkinaw. mêkwâc ê-wâh-ohpikihât ocawâsimisa mîmîw sâkahikanihk, Westerose, Alberta.

Tonya Simpson is of Scottish and Cree ancestry. She is a member of Pasqua First Nation and was born and raised in central Alberta. Tonya completed the MA program in anthropology at the University of Alberta and now works as a research assistant. Her first picture book Forever Our Home introduces readers to the animals and plants of the Prairies and the Plains. Tonya lives with her family at Pigeon Lake in Westerose, Alberta.