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Revision as of 17:35, 30 June 2018
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1950 -
Occupation
Academic, Poet
Description
First nations poet and author, and Professor, University of Toronto First Nations House. Former writer-in-residence, University of Guelph, and cultural director of the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in Toronto. Writer and commentator on feminist issues, aboriginal issues, and politics. Writing is an innovative fusion of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, myth and memoire that revives traditional Indigenous stories to frame her modern tales. First book, the autobiographical novel 'Bobbi Lee: Indian Rebel; (1975, 1990), was one of the first Indigenous works published in Canada. Expert on First Nations history and culture. co-founder of the En'owkin International School of Writing, a learning institute in Penticton, BC. Recipient of a Bonham Centre Award from the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversities Studies at the University of Toronto (2017).
See Also
- The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community
- Political Correspondents and Commentators Who Identify as LGBTQ
