Maria Campbell

Adar Charlton (University of Saskatchewan)

Ed. by Renate Eigenbrod, University of Manitoba
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.5: Indigenous Writing and Culture of North America - Canada.
Vol. editors: Joshua Bartlett (High Point University), Renate Eigenbrod (University of Manitoba), Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Padraig Kirwan (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

Dates

Born 6 Apr 1940
Activity 1968-ongoing

Places

Born in Canada
Active in Canada; United States

Cultural Identities

First Nations/Indigenous Canadian

Activities

Primary

Autobiographer
Playwright / Dramatist

Other

Film Director

Resources

Campbell's Works

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“Whether you’re a storyteller, a painter…whatever you are, you’re a healer first.” (Maria Campbell,

The Book of Jessica: A Theatrical Transformation

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Heralded by scholars and community members alike as “The Mother of Us All” (Lutz, “Lenore Keeshig-Tobias” 83), Maria Campbell is first and foremost a Métis community worker and has dedicated her life and work to serving, understanding, and healing her people and her culture. She was born in April 1940, 80 miles Northwest of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in a small road allowance community1 called Park Valley. After her mother’s death and father’s imprisonment when she was twelve, Campbell became primary caregiver to her siblings and at fifteen married a Euro-Canadian in a failed attempt to prevent the children from

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Citation: Charlton, Adar. "Maria Campbell". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 June 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=718, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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