Jessica Outram

At two weeks old, Jessica Outram visited family on Georgian Bay and she has spent as much time there as possible ever since. Jessica is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Her mother is a Lamondin, with roots in the Georgian Bay Métis Community from the verified Métis family lines of Solomon and Berger/Beaudoin. Her father’s family were settlers to the Britt area in the early 1900s. An educator for 25 years, Jessica specializes in Indigenous Education. She is the author of the poetry collection The Thing with Feathers. Jessica lives in Cobourg, Ontario, where she is their 4th Poet Laureate.

Books by Jessica Outram

Exuberant, eight-year-old Bernice lives with her Métis family in a lighthouse on Georgian Bay. When she finds a treasure map pointing to gold on a nearby island she is determined to find the treasure.

Paperback
9781772603187
$12.95