CA-K876Culture & sport

Susan Allison, memoirist of the BC interior

Susan Louisa Moir Allison, portrait. Susan Allison · Unknown author · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Susan Allison wrote a memoir of settler life in the interior of British Columbia, describing the experiences of women, children and Indigenous people. As an amateur ethnographer, she also recorded Similkameen and Okanagan stories. Her writings are historical sources that should be read in the context of European settlement and colonial relations.

Scope & context

Allison as described in her designation.

Sources behind this record

Susan Louisa Moir Allison National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text