This new title in the First Nations Series for Young Readers profiles ten outstanding leaders in the First Nations community. Women such as Suzanne Rochon-Burnett, a Metis broadcaster, journalist, and First Nations advocate; Sandra Lovelace Nicholas, winner of the Governor General's award for her work on Native Women's rights; and Susan Aglukark, Inuit singer and songwriter and motivational speaker to aboriginal youth. All of these successful, trailblazing women are stellar role models who have raised the profile of indigenous culture in North America. From heroines of the past to women making history today, this exciting work of non-fiction reminds readers of the extraordinary contributions of First Nations peoples to our daily lives and to our country's social fabric. Informative and inspiring!