S. L. S. Oborowsky

Author and mother of 3 daughters who was concerned about the struggles that occur due to stigmas associated around aboriginals developed the story of Ivy. It is to educate and enlighten readers. The author is a Metis who grew up with a single mother of five. She is the middle child. She has lived the experience and hardship of a Metis. She struggles with her past to this day and worries when she hears negative or insensitive comments about aboriginals and the impact it will have on their children.