Originally from the St. Peter’s (Little Peguis) Indian Settlement in Manitoba, Canada, his critical and creative work has been translated into several languages and can be found in journals and periodicals throughout North America. He is the co-editor of Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water and Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through Stories, both of which will appear in 2012. He co-edited (with Renate Eigenbrod) a 2009 special issue of the Canadian Journal of Native Studies focusing on responsible, ethical, and Indigenous-centered literary criticisms of Indigenous literatures. In 2011, Niigaan was a featured contributor in The Exile Book of Native Canadian Fiction and Drama.