Michel Noël (writer)

For the Canadian actor, see Michel Noël.

Matchewan Noël CQ (August 17, 1944 – April 12, 2021)[1] was a Canadian civil servant and award-winning writer of Algonquin descent from the Outaouais region of Quebec.[2]

The son of Jean-Marechal Noël, he was born in Messines and grew up in the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve and in the Maniwaki and Abitibi regions of Quebec. He received a BEd from the École normale de Hull, then a BA and MA from Laval University. In 1983, he completed a PhD; his thesis was on First Nations gastronomy in the 16th and 17th centuries.[2]

From 1977 to 1980, Noël was director of the Service de l'artisanat et des métiers d'art for the Quebec Ministry of Culture. He continued to serve in various positions in the same department and most recently has been a coordinator for First Nations affairs.[2]

In terms of creative output, he wrote novels, poetry, reference works, stories and plays for young audiences and articles which have appeared in various specialty magazines.[2] During the 1980s, Noël wrote an acclaimed series of books based on First Nations stories, Les Papinachois.[3] He was also a narrator for several films. Noël led workshops in schools, colleges and universities, and taken part in various conferences on First Nations issues.[2]

He was named a chevalier in the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2003 for promoting French language and culture.[4] In 1998, he was named a Global Citizen by the United Nations Association in Canada. In 2008, he was awarded the Prix Saint-Exupéry [fr] in the Francophonie category.[5] He was named a chevalier in the National Order of Quebec in 2011.[6] In 2012, Noël was a finalist for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.[7]

Selected works[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Mort de l'écrivain d'origine autochtone Michel Noël à 76 ans" (in French). Radio-Canada. April 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Noël, Michel" (in French). L'Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
  3. ^ a b "Michel Noël" (in French). Communication-Jeunesse.
  4. ^ "Noël, Michel". Éditions GID.
  5. ^ "Michel Noël". Words without Borders.
  6. ^ "Michel Noël". Ordre national du Québec.
  7. ^ a b "Prix et distinctions" (in French). Les Éditions Hurtubise.
  8. ^ "Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06.
  9. ^ "TD Canadian Children's Literature Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21.
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