Michael James Isaac

Michael (Mickey) James Isaac is a Mi’kmaw from the Listuguj First Nation. He is the eldest of six children. He is married to Susan Hayward, a beautiful and strong African Canadian. Between them they have five wonderful children, Mikey, Mitchell, Mallory, Vanessah and Sasha. He has lots of lived experiences, fourteen years in law enforcement and a number of years with various federal departments in Ottawa, the last of which was the Canadian Security Intelligent Service (csis). At the young age of forty he returned to university and obtained a B.A. in anthropology/sociology from Cape Breton University, a B.Ed. and just recently an M.Ed. in administration from St. Francis Xavier University. He teaches within the Cape Breton Victoria Regional School Board.

Books by Michael James Isaac

How the Cougar Came to be Called the Ghost Cat

How the Cougar Came to be Called the Ghost Cat

Michael James Isaac

Illustrated by Dozay (Arlene) Christmas The human need to belong is very powerful, so much so that we often sacrifice parts of who we are in order to be accepted. This is the tale of a young cougar, Ajig, who makes this sacrifice — and pays dearly. A curious and adventurous cougar, Ajig decides to build a new home in a strange forest. When he finds that all of the animals in the forest are afraid of him, Ajig agrees to stop behaving like a cougar so that he can make friends.… (more information)