The Yorkton Public Library in partnership with the Yorkton Tribal Council will host John Langan, author of Iskocēs Tipiskak A Spark in the Dark on Wednesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. Langan is Cree/Saulteaux First Nations from Keeseekoose FN, Sask. He is a full-time police officer, part-time Canadian soldier, University of Saskatchewan graduate, and continues to practice Indigenous ceremonies. He is a proud father and husband. His book has been shortlisted for the 2022 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, John Langan starts from the bottom in life, losing his father to suicide and step-dad to drugs. John overcomes blatant racism, poverty, violence, alcohol, and a drug environment by holding his cultural identity close to him while still losing so much, but gaining life and love in the darkness keeping his spark burning for others in hopes of building a bigger fire.
