Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature
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Edition 2 (2014) Runner-up
Bev Sellars
ベヴ・セラーズ
Bev Sellars
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-01-01 （Soda Creek, British Columbia）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Soda Creek, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- First Nations chief, writer
- Active Years
- 1980-2025
- Affiliations
- Xat'sull First Nation, British Columbia Treaty Commission, First Nations Women Advocating Responsible Mining, Indigenous Leadership Initiative
- Nominations
- Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize finalist (2014), Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature finalist (2014), First Nation Communities READ finalist (2017-2018)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Residential School | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| University of Victoria | — | History | — | — | Canada |
| University of British Columbia | — | Law | — | — | Canada |
St. Joseph's Residential School
Country:
Canada
Williams Lake residential school
University of Victoria
History
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
Canada
Distinguished alumnus 2016-17
University of British Columbia
Law
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | George Ryga Award for Social Awareness | They Called Me Number One | Social Awareness in Literature | BC Book Prizes | winner |
| 2017 | University of Victoria Distinguished Alumni | — | — | University of Victoria | winner |
George Ryga Award for Social Awareness
2014
Work:
They Called Me Number One
Category:
Social Awareness in Literature
Organization:
BC Book Prizes
Result:
winner
University of Victoria Distinguished Alumni
2017
Organization:
University of Victoria
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School
2013 MemoirMemoir describing her experiences in the Canadian Indian residential school system.
Residential school abusesIndigenous survivalIntergenerational trauma
Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival
2016 Non-fictionExamines the history of Indigenous rights in Canada from an Indigenous perspective.
Indigenous rightsColonialism
Bibliography
- They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School
- Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Personal narrativeSocial critique
- Recurring Motifs
- Residential school legacyIndigenous resistance
Health
-
Residential school trauma幼少期から現在Long-lasting impacts on her and her family's lives
Legacy
Influential writer exposing residential school experiences and mining impacts on First Nations.
In Popular Culture
- Named by CBC Books as essential Indigenous memoir
Trivia
- Stepmother of Jody Wilson-Raybould
- Husband Bill Wilson died in 2025
- Book on BC Bestsellers list for 44 weeks