Dawn Dumont

Her first book, Nobody Cries at Bingo (2011), is a fictionalized, humorous account of her own life growing up on a reserve.{{cite news |url=https://www.albertanativenews.com/dawn-dumont-tells-a-great-story-with-an-important-message/ |title=Dawn Dumont Tells A Great Story With An Important Message |newspaper=Alberta Native News |date=9 December 2014 |access-date=30 May 2021 |first=John |last=Copley}}{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/06/30/624613727/step-away-from-the-trauma-buffet-with-these-5-beach-reads-by-authors-of-color |title=Step Away From The 'Trauma Buffet' With These 5 Beach Reads By Authors Of Color |date=30 June 2018 |first=Sylvia |last=Moreno-Garcia |publisher=NPR |access-date=30 May 2021}}

Dumont says that the book was inspired by the writing of David Sedaris.{{cite magazine |url=https://roommagazine.com/in-search-of-laughter-an-interview-with-dawn-dumont/ |title=In Search of Laughter: An Interview with Dawn Dumont |last=Slind |first=Theressa |magazine=Room Magazine |access-date=30 May 2021}} In 2012 it was shortlisted for an Alberta Readers' Choice Award and a Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Award, and selected for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens. In 2021, the French translation of the book ({{lang|fr|On pleure pas au bingo}}, translated by Daniel Grenier) was nominated for the Governor General's Award for English to French translation at the 2020 Governor General's Awards.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/espaces-autochtones/1790308/litterature-culture-plusieurs-autochtones-prix-litteraires-gouverneur-general "Plusieurs Autochtones en lice pour les Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général"]. Ici Radio-Canada, May 4, 2021.

She followed up with Rose's Run (2014), the story of Rose Okanese, a single mother, who enters a marathon in an effort to boost her self-esteem. Writing in Pacific Rim Review of Books, Chuck Barker described the novel as "integral Canadian literature" and praised Dumont's "self-depreciating, honest, comprehensive, and confidential" sense of humour.{{cite journal |url=http://www.prrb.ca/issue_html/issue20_contents.htm |title=Rose's Run by Dawn Dumont |first=Chuck |last=Barker |journal=Pacific Rim Review of Books |date=Spring 2016 |volume=10 |number=1}} This book won the 2015 Saskatchewan Book Award for Fiction.{{cite web |url=https://www.bookawards.sk.ca/2015-awards-nominees/item/roses-run |title=Rose's Run |website=Saskatchewan Book Awards |access-date=30 May 2021}}

In 2017 she changed formats, publishing a collection of short stories titled Glass Beads.{{cite journal |url=http://www.malahatreview.ca/reviews/201reviews_webb-campbell.html |title=Fiction Review |first=Shannon |last=Webb-Campbell |journal=The Malahat Review |number=201 |date=Winter 2017 |pages=108–112 |access-date=30 May 2021}} In more than twenty stories, Dumont explores the relationships between four First Nations characters over a period of two decades. Shannon Webb-Campbell, reviewing the book in The Malahat Review, notes that "much like beadwork, each strand or story stands on its own, but can only be fully formed in relation to others." Glass Beads was shortlisted for four Saskatchewan Book Awards, including the Book of the Year Award and the Indigenous Peoples' Writing Award.{{cite news |url=https://quillandquire.com/awards/2018/02/26/dawn-dumont-shortlisted-for-four-saskatchewan-book-awards/ |title=Dawn Dumont shortlisted for four Saskatchewan Book Awards |first=Sue |last=Carter |date=26 February 2018 |newspaper=Quill & Quire |access-date=30 May 2021}} It won the Fiction Award.{{cite web |url=https://www.bookawards.sk.ca/awards/awards-nominees/2018-awards-and-nominees/item/glass-beads |title=Glass Beads |website=Saskatchewan Book Awards |access-date=30 May 2021}}

In 2022, her book, The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour, was shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2022/08/03/missing-woman-among-nominees-for-stephen-leacock-memorial-medal-for-humour.html "Missing woman among nominees for Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour"]. Toronto Star, August 3, 2022. The announcement of the shortlist was made while Dumont was still considered a missing person.{{Cite web |last=Giesbrecht |first=Libby |date=2022-08-04 |title=Missing Saskatoon woman announced as finalist for prestigious humour writing award |url=https://www.ckom.com/2022/08/04/missing-saskatoon-woman-announced-as-finalist-for-prestigious-humour-writing-award/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=CKOM News |language=en}} The award ultimately went to Rick Mercer.{{Cite web |last=Lyn |first=Josh |date=2023-05-03 |title=Saskatoon woman accused of faking death teases new book |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon-woman-accused-of-faking-death-teases-new-book-1.6382042 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=CTV News Saskatoon |language=en}}

Dumont teased a new book, Love Stories for the End of the World, during a livestream in February 2023. She finished writing the book while awaiting the outcome of her criminal charges.

In addition to her books, Dumont has performed as a stand-up comic and performed at the Comic Strip in New York.{{Cite web |title=Dawn Dumont Collection |url=https://goodminds.com/collections/dawn-dumont-collection |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=GoodMinds.com |language=en}} She was a story editor for the animated APTN program, By the Rapids, and she wrote regular columns in Eagle Feather News and the Saskatoon StarPhoenix hired Dumont as a twice monthly columnist in 2015.{{Cite web |title=StarPhoenix counts down to exciting changes |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/starphoenix-counts-down-to-exciting-changes |access-date=2021-08-13 |website=thestarphoenix |language=en-CA}}{{cite magazine |url=https://artsandscience.usask.ca/news/magazine/Spring_2016/speaking-up.php |title=Speaking up: How one Saskatchewan writer and comedian found her voice |first=Dawn |last=Dumont |date=25 May 2016 |access-date=30 May 2021 |magazine=Arts & Science |publisher=University of Saskatchewan}}

Dumont served as the Executive Operating Officer of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, beginning in 2016 and was the longest-serving CEO in the organization’s history.{{Cite web |title=Executive Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations |url=https://www.fsin.ca/executive/}}{{Cite web |title=Dawn Dumont Walker on VoteMate |url=https://votemate.org/canada2021/candidates/5350 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=VoteMate}}

An election official hired by FSIN to run their 2021 elections, Myrna O’Soup, reported election fraud to authorities. She claims voting credentials were not protected and multiple votes were submitted through the same IP address.{{cite news |last1=Vescera |first1=Zak |title=FSIN suing official who alleged election was 'compromised' |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan/fsin-suing-official-who-alleged-election-was-compromised |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=thestarphoenix.com |agency=The Star Phoenix |date=March 17, 2022}} O'Soup also discovered that Walker could see every voter’s ballot choices, contrary to the confidentiality FSIN's members expected. When O'Soup raised these concerns she states that Dawn Walker threatened her.{{cite news |last1=Maclean |first1=Roy |title=Court battle brews between FSIN and former election officer |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/article/court-battle-brews-between-fsin-and-former-election-officer/ |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=ctvnews.ca |agency=Ctv News |date=September 13, 2023}} As of 2025, the court case is still ongoing after O'Soup has since been sued for defamation by the FSIN.

Dumont was born and raised on the Okanese First Nation. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Saskatchewan in 1995. She holds a law degree from Queen's University.

From 2014 until 2018, she was in a relationship with Andrew Jansen with whom she has one son.{{cite news |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/dawn-dumont-baby-lets-hit-las-vegas |title=Baby, let's hit Las Vegas |first=Dawn |last=Dumont |newspaper=Saskatoon StarPhoenix |date=10 January 2017}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Saskatoon residents asked to help in search for Dawn Walker and her son |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/saskatoon-residents-asked-help-search-200809375.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA}}

In 2021, Dumont, as Dawn Dumont Walker,{{Cite news |last=Latimer |first=Kendall |date=2022-08-05 |title=Missing woman Dawn Walker and child found safe after they 'illegally entered the United States': police |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/update-dawn-walker-august-5-2022-1.6542497 |access-date=2022-08-14}} ran as a candidate for the federal Liberal Party in Saskatoon's Saskatoon-University riding.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-09-21 |title=Saskatchewan's riding-by-riding election results |url=https://www.ckom.com/2021/09/21/saskatchewans-riding-by-riding-election-results/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=CKOM News |language=en}} She lost but received ten percent of the vote.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-09 |title=UPDATED: Dawn Walker facing charges; son returned to Canada |url=https://www.moosejawtoday.com/local-news/breaking-dawn-walker-and-son-located-safe-in-oregon-5664744 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=MooseJawToday.com |language=en}}

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On July 24, 2022, Dumont and her seven-year-old son were reported missing after Dumont's vehicle and personal items were found empty near Saskatoon's Chief Whitecap Park.Bryan Eneas, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/dawn-walker-vincent-jansen-missing-volunteer-help-1.6538936 "Saskatoon residents asked to help in search for Dawn Walker and her son"]. CBC News Saskatoon, August 2, 2022.{{Cite news |last=Latimer |first=Kendall |date=2022-08-11 |title=Supporters are calling for Dawn Walker's extradition: Here's how that might work |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/dawn-walker-extradition-calls-1.6547395 |access-date=2022-08-14}} Dumont's friends were especially concerned as she had two pets {{cite web | url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/07/26/so-many-questions-over-disappearance-of-advocate-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-and-son-7.html | title='So many questions' over disappearance of advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and son, 7 | website=Toronto Star | date=26 July 2022 }} that had been locked inside for days. {{cite web | url=https://www.ckom.com/2022/07/25/search-continues-for-missing-saskatoon-woman-son/ | title=Search continues for missing Saskatoon woman, boy }} Several investigations were launched, including by the RCMP. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations issued an amber alert for the child on social media.{{Cite news |last=Djuric |first=Mickey |date=2022-08-09 |title='Missing' Saskatoon mother now faces mischief, abduction charges in U.S. and Canada |language=en |work=National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/cp-newsalert-saskatoon-woman-who-had-been-reported-missing-facing-charges |access-date=2022-08-14}}

During the investigation, Dumont's friends and family heavily implied foul play. FSIN Vice Chief Heather Bear alleged that Dumont had previously been a victim of domestic violence.{{Cite web |last=Giesbrecht |first=Libby |date=2022-07-26 |title=Missing woman's sister pleads for help, FSIN calls for thorough search |url=https://www.ckom.com/2022/07/26/missing-womans-sister-pleads-for-help-fsin-calls-for-thorough-search/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=CKOM News |language=en}} However, Bear did not make any formal allegations.{{Cite web |last=Pearce |first=Nick |date=2022-07-26 |title=Searches expand for missing Dawn Walker and her seven-year-old son |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/searches-expand-for-missing-dawn-walker-and-her-seven-year-old-son |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=Saskatoon StarPhoenix |language=en-CA}} Dumont's friend, Eleanore Sunchild, also noted that Dumont had reported allegations of violence in her previous relationship to the police, who she claims did nothing. Sunchild is quoted saying “It’s totally out of character, She’s one of the most responsible people I know. She would not disappear.”{{Cite web |last=Mosleh |first=Omar |date=2022-07-26 |title='So many questions' over disappearance of advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and son, 7 |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/07/26/so-many-questions-over-disappearance-of-advocate-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-and-son-7.html |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}

While she was considered missing, a rally and a candlelight vigil were held in Saskatchewan to grieve and support the community.{{Cite web |last=Giesbrecht |first=Libby |date=2022-07-28 |title=Community rallies to support missing woman and son with walk |url=https://www.ckom.com/2022/07/28/community-rallies-to-support-missing-woman-and-son-with-walk/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=CKOM News |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Sanders |first=Leanne |date=2022-07-27 |title=Saskatoon police ask public for help finding Dawn Walker and her son |url=https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/saskatoon-police-reach-out-to-the-public-to-help-aid-search-for-dawn-walker-and-her-young-son/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=APTN News |language=en-US}} Dumont had been an advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and her disappearance was linked with that particular human rights crisis.{{Cite news |last=Ghania |first=Yasmine |date=2022-07-28 |title='Every aspect,' including 'historical issues' focus of search for Dawn Walker and her son: RCMP |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rcmp-police-focus-on-every-aspect-of-missing-dawn-walker-son-case-including-historical-issues-1.6535670 |access-date=2022-08-14}} The Jansen family set up a GoFundMe campaign to help with search costs. After Dumont and her son were found, donations were capped; all unused funds were donated to help support other families of missing children.

On August 5, 2022, following a joint investigation by Saskatoon Police Service and Homeland Security, Dumont and her son were found at a rental in Oregon City, Oregon.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-08-09 |title=Private investigator weighs in on Walker disappearance |url=https://www.ckom.com/2022/08/09/private-investigator-weighs-in-on-walker-disappearance/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=CKOM News |language=en}} Court documents filed in Oregon alleged that Dumont faked her death and that of her son in what they describe as an elaborate scheme to illegally enter the country.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has charged her with the felony offence of knowingly producing a passport of another person and a misdemeanour charge of possessing identification that was stolen or produced illegally.{{Cite web |last=Willick |first=Joel |date=2022-08-08 |title=Dawn Walker faces several charges; from both the US and Canada |url=https://www.mbcradio.com/2022/08/dawn-walker-faces-several-charges-from-both-the-us-and-canada |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=MBC Radio |language=en-CA}} She was also charged with aggravated identity theft. In Canada, she is charged with parental abduction and public mischief. If the American authorities were to drop identity theft charges, Dumont could then face that charge in Canada, where the alleged identity theft occurred.

Dumont's friends and family have urged compassion, stating that the situation is complex and requires patience.{{Cite news |last=Latimer |first=Kendall |date=2022-08-08 |title=Sask. woman who disappeared with son still detained in Oregon, facing charges in Canada, U.S. |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/dawn-walker-support-police-august-8-2022-1.6544528 |access-date=2022-08-14}} Idle No More launched a GoFundMe campaign to help fund Dumont's legal expenses. While detained in the US, Dumont made a statement claiming that she left because she feared for her and her son's safety. She also cited previous domestic abuse allegations against her ex, alleging that they were not taken seriously by Saskatchewan police. Saskatchewan police said they had investigated the claims but found no evidence.{{Cite news |last=Warick |first=Jason |date=2022-08-09 |title=Sask. woman, accused of faking own death, says she had 'no choice' but to flee |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/dawn-walker-statement-august-9-2022-1.6545882 |access-date=2022-08-14}} Critics of Dumont state that Jansen and her have been separated for four years{{cite web | url=https://www.ckom.com/2022/08/02/father-of-missing-seven-year-old-boy-speaks-out/ | title=Father of missing seven-year-old boy speaks out }} and that she made domestic abuse allegations only after entering a losing custody battle.{{cite web | url=https://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/news/elaborate-ruse-u-s-prosecutor-says-saskatoon-mother-in-custody-dispute-faked-deaths/ | title='Elaborate ruse': U.S. Prosecutor says Saskatoon mother in custody dispute faked deaths | date=9 August 2022 }} Jansen later told the court that he feared for his safety and had to move during the ordeal.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=No time behind bars for woman who faked death, abducted son and fled country |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/no-time-behind-bars-for-woman-who-faked-death-abducted-son-and-fled-country-1.6628281 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Saskatoon |language=en}}

Dumont appeared in court in Oregon on September 7, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Djuric |first=Mickey |date=2022-08-09 |title='Elaborate ruse': Prosecutor says Dawn Walker faked deaths |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/crime-cops-court/elaborate-ruse-prosecutor-says-dawn-walker-faked-deaths-5674986 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=SaskToday.ca |language=en}} Following hearings in the United States, an informal agreement was reached that would have American authorities transfer Dumont to Canadian authorities without a formal extradition process.{{Cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Maxine |date=2022-08-23 |title=Canadian Woman Accused of Abducting Son, Faking Their Deaths, to Be Turned Over to Canadian Authorities |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/canadian-woman-accused-of-abducting-son-faking-their-deaths-to-be-turned-over-to-canadian,298763 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=The Daily Chronicle |language=en}} Her son is with his father in Canada.

On August 29, 2022, Dumont made her first appearance in court in Saskatchewan where she was represented by prominent criminal defence lawyer, Marie Henein.{{Cite web |last=McKay |first=Pat |date=2022-08-29 |title=Saskatoon woman accused of faking death makes first court appearance |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon-woman-accused-of-faking-death-makes-first-court-appearance-1.6047345 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=CTV News |language=en}} At an FSIN news conference that day, several women spoke in favor of Dumont and critiqued the legal system, restating claims that Dumont is a survivor of domestic violence. The women who spoke asserted that Dumont should be released from custody.{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Dayne |date=2022-08-26 |title=Sask. First Nations organization calls for Dawn Walker to be released from custody |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/fsin-news-conference-support-dawn-walker-1.6563094 |access-date=2022-08-30}} A support rally was held prior to that hearing outside of the courthouse. Supporters reiterated their wishes that Dumont be released from custody, though the Crown maintains their opposition to her release.{{Cite news |date=2022-08-29 |title=Supporters hold rally at first court appearance for Saskatoon mother accused of faking death, abducting child |work=CBC Saskatchewan |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/mother-canada-court-appearance-1.6564975 |access-date=2022-08-30}} She was granted bail in September 2022.{{Cite web |last=Laura |first=Woodward |date=2022-09-02 |title=Bail granted for Saskatoon mother accused of faking death |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/bail-granted-for-saskatoon-mother-accused-of-faking-death-1.6053537 |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=CTV News Saskatoon |language=en}} Her US court appearance has been postponed in light of her charges in Canada.{{Cite web |last=Lynn |first=Josh |date=2022-09-12 |title=U.S. court appearance postponed for Saskatoon woman accused of faking death |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/u-s-court-appearance-postponed-for-saskatoon-woman-accused-of-faking-death-1.6065698 |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Saskatoon |language=en}}

Dumont was released into house arrest on September 2, 2022, following her bail hearing.{{cite web | url=https://www.ckom.com/2022/09/02/walker-released-on-conditions-after-bail-hearing-in-saskatoon/ | title=Walker released on conditions after bail hearing in Saskatoon }} On November 15 she was arrested on new charges in relation to identity theft, fraud and forgery.{{cite web | url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon-police-lay-further-charges-against-dawn-walker-1.6154334 | title=Saskatoon police lay further charges against Dawn Walker | date=15 November 2022 }} Dumont elected to proceed with a trial by judge and waived her right to a preliminary hearing.{{Cite web |last=Langager |first=Brody |date=2023-01-05 |title=Dawn Walker pleads not guilty, trial date decision pushed back |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9389093/trial-date-dawn-walker-case/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Woodward |first=Laura |date=2023-01-04 |title=Why did Dawn Walker pick a judge over a jury? Legal analyst weighs in |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/why-did-dawn-walker-pick-a-judge-over-a-jury-legal-analyst-weighs-in-1.6217549 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=CTV News Saskatoon |language=en}} She pleaded not guilty to all charges (public mischief, parental abduction and identity fraud) in January 2023.{{Cite news |last=Zakreski |first=Dan |date=2023-01-05 |title=Dawn Walker, Sask. woman accused of abducting her child and faking their deaths, pleads not guilty |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-court-dawn-walker-abduction-fake-death-1.6704429 |access-date=2023-01-09}}

In March 2023, Dumont’s defense counsel filed an application to seek third-party records that they claim would help show Walker’s rights were violated, under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, enough to warrant a stay of proceedings.{{Cite news |last=James |first=Thia |date=2023-07-13 |title=Hearing underway on request from Dawn Walker's lawyers for records they argue prove Charter violations |work=The Saskatoon Star Phoenix |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/crime/hearing-underway-on-request-from-dawn-walkers-lawyers-for-records-they-argue-prove-charter-violations |access-date=2023-08-08}} Her legal team claimed Walker was subject to human rights violations both as an individual and systemically as an Indigenous woman.{{Cite news |last=Warick |first=Jason |date=2023-04-06 |title=Lawyers want abduction charges stayed against Sask. woman, citing alleged human rights violations |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/lawyers-want-abduction-charges-stayed-dawn-walker-1.6803818 |access-date=2023-08-08}} In hearings in August, Judge Bruce Bauer ruled that some, but not all, of the records were relevant to the defense and should be released.{{Cite news |last=James |first=Thia |date=2023-07-25 |title=Judge rules some information sought by Dawn Walker's lawyers likely relevant to her defence |work=Saskatoon StarPhoenix |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/judge-makes-decision-on-some-third-party-documents-requested-by-dawn-walkers-lawyers |access-date=2023-08-08}} The court also heard that the resources to search for Dumont and her son cost upwards of $100,000.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=No time behind bars for woman who faked death, abducted son and fled country |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/no-time-behind-bars-for-woman-who-faked-death-abducted-son-and-fled-country-1.6628281 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Saskatoon |language=en}}

On November 2, 2023, Dumont pleaded guilty to three of the charges against her.{{cite news |last1=Latimer |first1=Kendall |title=Saskatoon woman accused of abducting her child and faking their deaths pleads guilty to 3 charges |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/dawn-walker-pleads-guilty-1.7016200 |access-date=2 November 2023 |publisher=CBC |date=2 November 2023}} She was sentenced to a one-year conditional sentence in the community and 18 months’ probation. She will not have unsupervised visits with her son.{{Cite news |last=Tank |first=Phil |date=2023-11-04 |title=Dawn Walker's sentence seems lenient for her serious crimes |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/phil-tank-dawn-walkers-sentence-seems-lenient-for-her-serious-crimes |access-date=2024-01-07 |work=Saskatoon Star Phoenix}}

• {{cite book|title=Nobody Cries at Bingo|first=Dawn|last=Dumont|year=2011|publisher=Thistledown Press|isbn=9781897235843|display-authors=0}}
• {{cite book|title=On pleure pas au bingo|first=Dawn|last=Dumont|translator-first=Daniel|translator-last=Grenier|year=2019|publisher=Éditions Hannenorak|isbn=9782923926407| language=fr|display-authors=0}}
• {{cite book|title=Rose's Run|first=Dawn|last=Dumont|year=2014|publisher=Thistledown Press|isbn=9781927068816|display-authors=0}}
• {{cite book|title=La course de Rose|first=Dawn|last=Dumont|translator-first=Daniel|translator-last=Grenier|year=2020|publisher=Éditions Hannenorak|isbn=9782923926513| language=fr|display-authors=0}}
• {{cite book|title=Glass Beads|first=Dawn|last=Dumont|year=2017|publisher=Thistledown Press|isbn=9781771871273|display-authors=0}}
• {{cite book|title=Perles de verre|first=Dawn|last=Dumont|translator-first=Daniel|translator-last=Grenier|year=2021|publisher=Éditions Hannenorak|isbn=9782923926803| language=fr|display-authors=0}}
• {{cite book|title=The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour|first=Dawn|last=Dumont|year=2021|publisher=Freehand Books|isbn=9781988298870|display-authors=0}}
• {{cite book|title=Les poules des prairies partent en tournée|first=Dawn|last=Dumont|translator-first=Daniel|translator-last=Grenier|year=2022|publisher=Éditions Hannenorak|isbn=9782925118121| language=fr|display-authors=0}}

• List of solved missing person cases

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