Lee Maracle
Bobbi Lee Maracle OC (July 2, 1950 – November 11, 2021) was a Canadian First Nations writer, activist and academic. Her first book, an autobiography called Bobbi Lee: Indian Rebel, was published in 1975.[1] Maracle's work focussed on the lives of Indigenous people, mainly women in Canada. She also wrote the 1993 novel Ravensong.
Lee Maracle | |
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 Maracle in 2009 | |
| Born | Bobbi Lee Maracle July 2, 1950 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | November 11, 2021 (aged 71) Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Sto:lo (Canadian) |
| Relatives | Chief Dan George |
Maracle was named an officer of the Order of Canada in 2018.[2]
Maracle died on November 11, 2021, at a hospital in Surrey, British Columbia at the age of 71.[3]
References
- "Ли Мерекл - писательница, поэтесса, преподаватель и общественный деятель - vancouveranka.com" (in Russian). 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- "Lee Maracle". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Brend, Yvette (2021-11-11). "Lee Maracle, revolutionary Indigenous author and poet, dead at 71". CBC News. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
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