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E. Pauline Johnson, Mohawk poet and performer

Chiefswood, Johnson’s birthplace on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario, photographed in 2008.
Chiefswood, Johnson’s birthplace on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario, photographed in 2008. Chiefswood Ontario 2008 · Steve Colwill from Ottawa, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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E. Pauline Johnson (1861–1913), born at Chiefswood on the Six Nations of the Grand River, was the daughter of a Mohawk chief. Beginning in the 1890s she published poems, essays and stories and performed them on stages across Canada and abroad, gaining international fame.

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Her life and work as recognized by her national historic designation, not literary criticism of her writing.

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E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text