Nicola I. Campbell is a Nłeʔkepmx, Syilx, and Metis poet, author, and educator who lives in British Columbia. She has written many award winning books incorporating her indigenous culture, the most famous being Shi-shi-etko and Shin-chi's Canoe. Shin-chi's Canoe won the 2009 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and was a finalist for two other awards in 2009 and 2010. Shin-chi's Canoe is the sequel to Shi-shi-etko and explores the story of 6 year old Shin-chi while he's at residential school.