Lee Maracle
General information
Member of the Sto:loh Nation
Granddaughter of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George
Date of birth: July 2, 1950
Writer and poet
Pioneer: one of the first Aboriginal people to be published in the early 1970s.
Raised in Northern Vancouver.
Due to a lack of connection with her Indigenous culture and a feeling of alienation of the Canadian culture, she became a member of the Red Power movement.
She is an activist in the Indigenous struggle against racism, sexism and economic oppression.
She is one of the most highly published First Nations writers in Canada.
Current occupation: Mentor for Aboriginal Students at University of Toronto and cultural instructor at Traditional Cultural Director for the Indigenous Theatre School.
Awards
J.T. Stewart Voices of Change Award (2000)
American Book Award (2000)
Shortlisted for the 2020 Neustadt International Prize for Literature
Order of Canada (2018)
"One of the most influential Indigenous voices in Canada’s literary landscape that has been instrumental in promoting social justice in Canada."
Literary work
Special focus on Indigenous women and understanding the world through feminism. She explores
What it means to be an Indigenous woman living in two cultures.
How Indigenous identity connects cultural identity, political awareness and advocacy within what we understand about the Indigenous experience, knowledge and sexual power.
Very extensive, can be divided in different categories
Fiction
Non-fiction
Poetry
Collaborations
Anthologies
