Tracey Lindberg is a writer, scholar, lawyer and Indigenous Rights activist from the Kelly Lake Cree Nation in British Columbia.

[6] It presents the path of healing through the main character, Bernice Meetos, a Cree woman who is trying to reconcile with her tragic past.

[7] It has been said that Birdie demonstrates the effects of colonization, intergenerational trauma on Indigenous families and speaks to the universal story of self-discovery.

[12] Lindberg's literary works demonstrate the importance of Indigenous tradition, resiliency, and how narratives can empower marginalized populations.

[18] Lindberg and other professors taught sections such as, Indigenous legal principles, criminal property, and constitutional law.

[18] After her Governor General's (GG) Award in 2007, Lindberg continued to publish work that addressed the importance of Indigenous Rights and traditional practices.

[17] Many of her publications have appeared in co-edited books with other distinguished recipients of the GG Awards, such as Kim Campbell and Robert Bourassa.

[19] In 2016, Lindberg delivered a speech called (W)rec(k)-onciliation: Indigenous Lands and Peoples' Respect, Reciprocity and Relationships.

[20] It was part of the IndigenousReads Campaign and encompassed discussions with many accomplished Indigenous authors who shared their perspectives on overcoming adversity and building resistance.

[16] In 2018, she spoke at the first Indigenous-led summit that focused on building solutions and promoting healing from the effects of the Indian Act.

[24] She targets this issue by writing counter-narratives, in order reclaim the socio-cultural stories in regard to Indigenous women's history, which can be seen in her work.

[26] The article gives agency to families of the missing and murdered and addresses the systemic violence that has impacted Indigenous women.

[31] In Cree Poetic Aesthetics, Lindberg uses the technique of narrative to give identity to Indigenous people in Canadian literature.

[32] The way in which Lindberg constructs her sentences, translates Cree language, inserts politically charged words, and uses self-reflection of the main character demonstrate many of the linguistic tools that re-claim Indigenous identity.

[36] Lindberg received the Governor General's Gold Medal in 2007 upon convocation for her dissertation in Critical Indigenous Legal Theory.

[12] [37] Lindberg's academic work awarded her a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Traditional Knowledge, Legal Orders, and Law .