Jesse Thistle

Jesse Thistle is a Métis-Cree author. He is a registered citizen of the Métis Nation Saskatchewan and an assistant professor in the department of humanities at York University in Toronto. He is the author of the 2019 memoir, From the Ashes, and 2022 poetry book Scars and Stars. From the Ashes is considered one of the "most notable" 100 books Simon and Schuster U.S and all its 31 international imprints has published between 1924-2024, and is the only Canadian book included.