
Towards a Prairie Atonement: Panel Discussion
Join us for this panel with acclaimed naturalist and author Trevor Herriot and panelists who will be discussing his celebrated book Towards a Prairie Atonement in the context of 2026—the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists and the book’s 10th anniversary.
- Trevor Herriot – 2026 ONE BOOK ONE PROVINCE author and panel moderator
- Tara Gereaux (Métis author)
- Juleah Duesing-Bird (George Gordon’s First Nation & Indigenous Environment Studies student)
- Joel Mowchenko (Treaty Land Sharing Network)
- Philip Brass (Ecological Literacy Specialist, Speaker & Lecturer)
- Larry Oakes (Nakaneet First Nation)
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and registrants are welcome to tour the Royal Saskatchewan Museum galleries ahead of the panel discussion at 7:00 p.m. Guarantee your spot by registering for this event. Walk-ins will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis based on availability.


Trevor Herriot is a prairie naturalist and the author of several award-winning books, including Grass, Sky, Song and the national bestseller River in a Dry Land. A grassland activist and skilled birder, he is a frequent guest on CBC Radio, and he posts regularly on grassland culture and environmental issues on his blog Grass Notes. He and his wife, Karen, live in Regina, and spend much of their time on a piece of Aspen Parkland prairie east of the city.
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