Armand Garnet Ruffo

Armand Garnet Ruffo was born in Chapleau, Northern Ontario, in 1955 and is a member of the Biscotasing branch of the Sagamok First Nation. His poetry, fiction and essays have been published widely in Canada and abroad. His plays and film scripts include, "A Windigo Tale," "Portrait of the Artist as Indian," and an adaption of "Grey Owl." He presently lives in Ottawa and teaches in the Department of English at Carleton University.

Awards
2002 Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry.
2001 CBC Arts Performance Showcase Competition for Drama.
2000 Canadian Authors'Association Prize for Poetry.
1999 Alaska Playwrites' Competition, Honourable Mention.

Selected Publications
At Geronimo's Grave (Coteau Books, 2001) ISBN: 1-55050-176-3.
Grey Owl: the Mystery of Archie Belaney (Coteau Books, 1996) ISBN: 1-55050-109-7.
Opening In The Sky (Theytus Books, 1994) ISBN: 0-919441-55-6.

Selected Anthologies
Tongue Tied: The Lives of Multicultural Children (Rowman & Littlefield, Los Angeles, 2002).
An Anthology of Native Canadian Poetry (broadview, 2001).
An Introduction to Literature (ITP Nelson, 1999).
Stories Migrating Home: A Collection of Anishinaabe Prose (Loonfeather, Minnesota, 1999).
An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English (Oxford University Press, 1992 & 1998).
Meltwater Anthology: 25th Anniversary Issue (The Banff Centre Press, 1998).
Introduction to Literature (Harcourt Brace & Company, 1995).
Voices of the First Nations: The Senior Issues Collection (McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1995).
Returning The Gift (University of Arizona, 1994).
Environment in Perspective (Holt, Rinehart, 1992).

Books in Print
Ruffo, Armand Garnet
(Ad)Dressing Our Words: Aboriginal Perspectives on Aboriginal Literatures, editor, (Theytus Books, 2001) ISBN: 0-919441-91-2.
At Geronimo's Grave (Coteau Books, 2001) ISBN: 1-55050-176-3.
Grey Owl: the Mystery of Archie Belaney (Coteau Books, 1996) ISBN: 1-55050-109-7.
Opening In The Sky (Theytus Books, 1994) ISBN: 0-919441-55-6.