About Shirleen Smith Shirleen Smith lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and holds a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Alberta. Books by Shirleen Smith People of the Lakes Stories of Our Van Tat Gwich’in Elders/Googwandak Nakhwach’ànjòo Van Tat Gwich’in by (author) Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation & Shirleen Smith