Raymond Yakeleya is an award-winning Dene television producer, director and writer. He is author of the Dene children’s books The Tree by the Woodpile and The Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds and editor of the adult non-fiction books We Remember the Coming of the White Man and Indigenous Justice. Says Raymond, “Indigenous Peoples need to have a voice in mainstream media in order to tell our stories, our way. With the passing of many of our Elders, the telling of these stories has become more important.” The author is from Tulita, Northwest Territories and currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta.