I am a Metis writer/author currently living in Kingston, Ontario. I am an adoptee and I grew up in North Bay, Ontario. After struggling from identity loss in my early adult years, later in life I actually learned that my Metis ancestral territory is the Mattawa and Ottawa River Valley region. This vast, majestic region provides the culturally rich and beautiful background landscapes featured in all my writing. As a mixed-blood, Indigenous (Metis) author, my work strives to share the traditional knowledge, teachings and worldview that I have learned, embraced and use to help me in my own life. In addition to my personal life experiences I also weave old legends, stories and tales into my writing. Please note: I am no longer a citizen of the political organization known as The Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO). That is another interesting story in itself and would make for a great book one day! 

My two previously published non-fiction books with Borealis Press (Ottawa) are, That Native Thing: Exploring the Medicine Wheel (2010) and, Quest for the Thunderbird Nest: Returning to Algonquin Spirituality (2019). These two books are illustrated in full colour with my own artwork, paintings, illustrations, diagrams and photographs. In addition to being a writer, I have also worked as a professional illustrator. I have been involved with the publishing industry since 1990 when I first began working as a freelance illustrator for various publishing clients across North America. I have also been a professional fine artist as a wilderness landscape painter.

My recently published third book, The Werewolf and the Shaman, is all about the French-Canadian and Metis legend of the "loup garou" or werewolf. This stirring fictional tale features the beautiful scenery of the Mattawa River area and also many of the mysterious sacred sites once revered by the Algonquin and later by the superstitious Metis Voyageurs. In this story, a young man takes a canoe journey upon the Mattawa River and meets an old man who is a shaman. By using ancient "medicine ways" the old shaman helps the youth to face and heal the very monster - the loup garou - he is struggling with inside himself. 

I am available for a variety of virtual presentations, in-person talks and speaking engagements about my creative work. From my own lived experience, I can speak about eastern Metis matters and also about traditional Algonquin teachings, worldview and sacred sites out upon the land.

My website is: www.timyearington.com

Cell: 613-328-4815