Johnson, Harold R.: - Harold R.
He was a member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation..
He graduated from Harvard Law School and managed a private practice for several years before becoming a Crown prosecutor.
Born and raised in northern Saskatchewan to a Swedish father and a Cree mother, Johnson served in the Canadian Navy and worked as a miner, logger, mechanic, trapper, fisherman, tree planter, and heavy-equipment operator.
Johnson (1954-2022) was the author of six works of fiction and six works of nonfiction, including Firewater: How Alcohol is Killing My People (and Yours) , which was a finalist for the Governor General\'s Literary Award for Nonfiction.
Johnson, Harold R.: - Harold R