Deborah L. Delaronde-Falk lives in central Manitoba on a cattle ranch along the western shores of Lake Winnipegosis. She honors her Metis heritage by writing and publishing under her maiden name. Deborah’s twelve published stories except for Friendship Bay and The Rabbit’s Race focus around Metis protagonists with story situations that she hopes will convey the way of life of the Metis people in both a historical and contemporary context. Louis Riel Day: The Fur Trade Project is Deborah’s twelfth book.

Deborah retired as a children’s librarian. She worked at Duck Bay School for twenty-six years in the community of Duck Bay, Manitoba. She earned her employer Frontier School Division’s ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’ and the prestigious ‘Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Literacy’ Award presented by The Honourable Peter M. Liba’, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Deborah is the first recipient of the ‘Beatrice Mosionier Aboriginal Writer of the Year Award in 2015.