I am Jennifer McLaughlin Dales, a writer and bodhrán player living in Ottawa. I’ve written a series of nonfiction works exploring the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and settlers in Canada. I’m inspired by Mohawk Elder Rarihokwats’ question, “why are you still settlers?”

My book and art reviews, as well as editorials, have appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Arc Poetry Magazine, Rabble.ca and The Danforth Review. My poetry has appeared in several journals, including Prairie Fire and Arc.

I play bodhrán at local sessions and have travelled to Ireland to expand my musical and cultural  horizons.