Chief Clarence Louie, and Rez Rules
Rez Rules - McClelland & Stewart publish paperback in February 2023
Clarence Louie has been chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band, in the south Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, for over thirty-eight years. In 2013, Maclean’s named him one of the “Top 50 Canadians to Watch.” In 2003, Louie was chosen by the U.S. Department of State as one of six First Nations leaders to review economic development in American Indian communities. In 2008, he received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He is a member of the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada, and in 2019, he was the first First Nations person ever inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. In 2021, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia.
“Some people have said … there is no systemic racism in Canada. To those people I say, clearly you have not read the Indian Act. Chief Louie has spent a lifetime trying to rid Canada of such racism.”
—The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
“A must-read.”
—The Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould
“A remarkable book. I ordered fifty copies for friends and family.”
—David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber
“We all want to see reconciliation. Chief Louie wants it too; here’s his plan.”
—Peter Mansbridge, former chief correspondent, CBC News
“A raw and honest perspective on First Nations leadership.”
—Manley A. Begay, Jr., former co-director, The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
“A testament to the type of no-nonsense leadership we all long to see more of nowadays.”
—Chris Chelios, NHL Hall of Fame defenseman and former Chicago Blackhawks captain
“What is required is blunt truth telling like Chief Louie’s book.”
—Cindy Blackstock, executive director, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society
“Chief Louie is a wise man. His book will be endearing and entertaining to all.”
—Jim Pattison, CEO, The Jim Pattison Group