Janice Acoose

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Janice Acoose (born 1954) is a Canadian author, newspaper columnist, filmmaker, indigenous language advocate and professor of indigenous literature in Saskatchewan.

Born in Broadview, Saskatchewan, she attended the Cowessess Indian Residential School in the 1960s. Her cultural roots stem from the Sakimay (Saulteaux) First Nation and the Ninankawe Marival Metis.

She was Saskatchewan's first Native Affairs columnist for the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. She also regularly contributed to the Regina Leader-Post, the Prince Albert Herald, Aboriginal Voices, New Breed and Windspeaker.

In 1995, Toronto's Women's Press published her book Iskwewak Kah Yaw Ni Wahkomakanak.

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