Maurice Switzer:
Sons of Tecumseh
Lakefield College School,
Bryan Jones Theatre
Thurs. April 9, 2026
@ 7:00 pm
In Sons of Tecumseh, Maurice Switzer introduces readers to Billy Favell, the charismatic newly elected National Chief of the Congress of First Nations. Through the eyes of Favell and his advisor Peshu Butler—a descendant of the historic leader Tecumseh—the novel sheds light on the complex relationships that govern Indigenous lives today. Written with Switzer’s trademark humour and clarity, the story serves as both an entertaining narrative and a vital illumination of modern Indigenous politics.
Joining the conversation as moderator is Jackson Pind, a mixed Settler-Anishinaabe Historian and Assistant Professor at Trent University. Pind, the author of Students by Day: Colonialism and Resistance at the Curve Lake Indian Day School, brings a wealth of historical context to what promises to be a profound discussion on leadership, legacy, and resistance.
Maurice Switzer
Maurice Switzer is a citizen of the Mississaugas of Alderville First Nation where his maternal grandfather Moses Muskrat Marsden served as Chief from 1904-09. He is a journalist, a historian, and an educator. He has written several books on treaty education including “We are All Treaty People.” Switzer has been a member of the Human Rights Commission, publisher and editor at five Canadian newspapers, communications director for the Assembly of First Nations, and is adjunct professor at Laurentian University.
Jackson Pind
Jackson Pind is a mixed Settler-Anishinaabe Historian of Indigenous education who has written about the history of Indian Day Schools in his recent book Students by Day: Colonialism and Resistance at the Curve Lake Indian Day School. He is an assistant professor at the Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies at Trent University.