My next writing project! :-) I'm using a picture of myself when I was fifteen, but it is relevant in the story because I survived a blizzard on one cold night when I had run away from a foster home. The snow had accumulated to 30 centimetres and had already pushed into my snow boots as I walked on the highway. I was so cold and tired I wanted to sit, rest and close my eyes. Then, through the wind-driven snow, I saw headlights. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it was a car! Impossible!
Thank you to Silver Frame Productions in Dauphin, Manitoba for restoring this photo. It was in incredibly poor condition. Publishing date will be released in 2025/2026.
PUBLISHED BOOKS
From an early age, eight-year-old Kal has
been a regular participant in Indigenous
cultural festivities alongside her family.
However, when her teacher assigns a school project about 'Indigenous Peoples of Canada,' she learns about the diversity among her
Nations. Through interviews with her family
about their heritage and culture, Kal not only learns the differences but also realizes she has choices to make.
Deborah L. Delaronde-Falk is a Métis writer who lives along the western shores
of Lake Winnipegosis. Deborah’s sixteen
published stories (except for Friendship Bay and The Rabbit’s Race) focus on Métis
protagonists with story situations that she hopes will convey the way of life of the Métis people in both a historical and contemporary context.
Raised by another family and then in the
foster care system, Deborah's sixteenth book, "I Am Métis," is inspired by her
journey to researching and discovering her First Nation family. Her braid, as depicted in the story, serves as a deep spiritual
connection to her ancestors and to embracing her Metis identity.
Deborah was the first recipient of the
Beatrice Mosionier Aboriginal Writer of the Year Award in 2015. 'I Am Metis' is available to purchase on http://www.amazon.ca for $13.95.
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The companion coloring book to the
'I Am Métis' picture book includes Métis themed coloring pages and activities.
From an early age, eight-year-old Kal has regularly participated in Indigenous cultural festivities alongside her family. However, when her teacher assigns a school project about ‘Indigenous peoples of Canada,’ she learns about the diversity among her Nations. Through interviews with her family about their heritage and culture, Kal learns the differences and realizes she has choices to make. I am Métis is about Kal’s journey to researching and discovering her First Nation and Métis family. Her braid, as depicted, serves as a deep spiritual connection to her ancestors and to embracing her Métis identity—an excellent resource for the themes of identity and offers a first experience with research and genealogy.
The 'I Am Métis' Coloring Book is available for sale on http://www.amazon.ca for $8.95.
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN SPIRIT GUIDES? Spiritual gifts are believed to be given only to those who are deemed worthy. When confronted with life-threatening, hostile, and extraordinary situations, three teenagers discover they have unleashed latent and unique abilities in response to those threats. Who will guide them in harnessing these new powers? In Metis Spirit Guides, Deborah L. Delaronde presents how developing our interests and abilities, connecting with good friends, and including special people who become family and spirit guides, help us face our challenges. Stories included in this collection are 'The Inherent', 'The Town that Hated', and 'Spirit Guide: Spirit Talker'. Metis Spirit Guides is available to be purchased at http://www.amazon.ca for $12.95 in paperback and $6.99 ebook format.
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CLICK on the BOOK COVER to play the youtube VIDEO BOOK LAUNCH for 'Metis Spirits: Past Connections'. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? Listen carefully, and you may just hear the distant sound of a fiddler tuning up for a rousing Metis jig. Close your eyes, and you may find yourself back with the voyageurs that paddled and portaged through this land hundreds of years ago, or on the prairie in the days when the buffalo herds thundered. In Metis Spirits: Past Connections, author Deborah Delaronde shows once again how the history of the Metis weaves through the experiences of today. This collection of short stories proves we all can be guided by the spirits of our past.
Metis Spirits: Past Connections is available to be purchased at http://www.amazon.ca for $11.95 in paperback and $5.99 ebook format.
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Click on the BOOK COVER to play the one-minute promotional BOOK TRAILER!
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE SUPERNATURAL? Deborah L. Delaronde is a Métis writer who lives on a cattle ranch along the western shores of Lake Winnipegosis. From a child to an elderly woman, Deborah has woven short stories into her fictionalized memoir to express not only painful childhood memories but also her experiences with the supernatural. In one of the short stories titled, The Woman and the Young Man, an elderly woman prays for a young man who committed suicide. She begins to realize that she may have unleashed a demonic force. As her prayers progressively span the young man’s life, she experiences a series of unexplained incidents that escalate and become dangerous with the intent to claim her life. When the young man returns as a spirit hawk and sacrifices his soul to save her, she turns to God for protection and a medicine man for guidance. Following his instructions, she stops the attacks with a spirit food plate ceremony to not only save her life but that of the young man’s soul. This is a true story. The young man was my son… This book is available to be purchased at http://www.amazon.ca for $21.95 paperback and $8.99 ebook.
CLICK on the BOOK COVER to play the youtube VIDEO BOOK LAUNCH for 'Louis Riel Day: The Fur Trade Project'. When a young boy is assigned a project by his teacher about The Fur Trade, he doesn’t know who to turn to because his mom works all day. With help from his grandfather and the Internet they travel back in time and discover how The Fur Trade began, a new people emerged The Metis, the Metis’ role in the fur trade, Louis Riel and the Red River Resistance, and the reason behind a holiday named Louis Riel Day. Louis Riel's Day: The Fur Trade Project is available to purchase by Theytus Books Ltd. for $19.95. Please visit their website at http://www.theytus.com to order your book or place a request through any online store.
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Becoming Metis is published by Pemmican Publications and is available for sale at $10.95 plus G.S.T. through Pemmican Publications or by placing a request through any online book store.
‘Seven-year-old Tiah has always known she is Metis, but that hasn't stopped a hundred questions about her heritage. Fortunately, her town is preparing to host Metis Culture Days - a celebration that includes snowshoe racing, bannock making and leg wrestling. It may be too much for a distracted young girl who could get lost in a crowd. Tiah is stronger and more resourceful than she thinks, however, and drawing on her tradition means a brighter ending.
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Kegedonce, ISBN-13: 978-0-9868740-9-3, Grades K - 4, $16.00 The ‘Beatrice Mosionier Aboriginal Writer of the Year’ award was offered for the first time and is awarded to an ‘Aboriginal writer who demonstrates excellence in writing in the past year and engagement in work that supports and encourages Aboriginal writing in Manitoba.’ Deborah is the first Aboriginal writer to receive this award.
Statement from Jurors Chandra Mayor, Gregory Scofield and Jordan Wheeler:
‘Emma’s Gift is a beautifully illustrated story that invites us into the Metis community of Duck Bay where we are given the opportunity to meet Emma, her grandma and extended family to celebrate the teachings of kindness and appreciation, kinship and friendship through annual preparation of Kings’ Day, the Epiphany. Emma’s Gift is timely in its teachings, but it also provides meaningful insight into the traditions and values of Metis culture.’
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The Stone Gift young adult novel was released November 1, 2016. To order a copy visit Kegedonce Press at http://www.kegedonce.com
The Stone Gift is available for sale at $18.00 plus G.S.T.
‘Metis author Deborah L. Delaronde-Falk weaves an excellent tale around the reality of many Metis youth caught up in the foster care system. The result is a positive story told with respect for the cultural and spiritual beliefs of Indigenous people. The author has produced something here which places traditional beliefs into a daily life context. An excellent tool in the struggle to make Indigenous experiences part of our society.- Fred Shore, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Native Studies Department, University of Manitoba.
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Theytus Books,
ISBN 978-1-894778-87-9, Grades K - 4, $19.95 CAD
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Theytus Books, SBN 978-1-894778-76-3, Grades K - 3,
$19.95 CAD
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Pemmican Publications, ISBN: 978-1-89471718-2,
48 pp,
Grades 1-4,
$10.95
Pemmican Publications,
ISBN: 978-1-894717-02-1,
Grades: 1 - 6,
$13.95
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Pemmican Publications, ISBN: 978-1-894717-36-6,
Grades 7-12,
$10.95
Pemmican Publications, ISBN: 978-1-89471705-2, 48 pp, Grades 1 - 4, $10.95
Pemmican Publications,
ISBN: 978-0-921827-65-8,
28 pp, K - Grade 4, $10.95
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