Dr. Cheryl Matthew, PhD, is a Secwépemc scholar, author, and ceremonial guide who walks between worlds — land and ceremony, research and story, ancestral wisdom and modern activism. Across more than 25 years she has worked at the intersection of Indigenous governance, research, and land-based healing.
Her research career spans Indigenous governments, the non-profit sector, the federal government, academia, and consulting — work that strengthens Indigenous governance, sustainability, and reconciliation. She now carries that knowledge to a wider readership through her books.
She writes across fiction and nonfiction — accessible non-fiction such as Reconciliation Over Coffee and Everyday Intentions, and land-based fiction includingOf Spirit and Bone: Legacy of the Wolves, withPrince of Veya forthcoming. Her books are published by The Wolf Star Press, an imprint of 12 Lodges Inc. Through Q Healing and the Qweqwetsin Family & Healing Lodge, she brings land-based healing home to community — ceremony, youth, and language belonging together.
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Dr. Cheryl Matthew is a Secwépemc author, researcher, educator, and storyteller. She is the author of Everyday Intentions, Reconciliation Over Coffee, and Of Spirit and Bone, with Prince of Veya forthcoming through The Wolf Star Press.