Michel Noël (writer)

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.

[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.

[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.

Noël led workshops in schools, colleges and universities, and taken part in various conferences on First Nations issues.