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Lee Maracle

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born

in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

July 02, 1950

website

http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/maracle/

genre

Poetry

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Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she grew up in the neighbouring city of North Vancouver and attended Simon Fraser University. She was one of the first Aboriginal people to be published in the early 1970s.

Maracle is one of the most prolific aboriginal authors in Canada and a recognized authority on issues pertaining to aboriginal people and aboriginal literature. She is an award-winning poet, novelist, performance storyteller, scriptwriter, actor and keeper/mythmaker among the Stó:lō people.

Maracle was one of the founders of the En’owkin International School of Writing in Penticton, British Columbia and the cultural director of the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.

Maracle has given hundreds of speeches on political, his...more

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Lee Maracle's Books

Average rating: 4.03 · 250 ratings · 32 reviews · 17 distinct works · Similar authors

	Ravensong: A Novel 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1993	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Woman: A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bobbi Lee: Indian Rebel 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1991	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughters are Forever 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Wives Club: Coast Salish Style 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bent Box 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sojourners and Sundogs: First Nations Fiction 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sojourner's Truth and Other Stories 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1990	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sundogs 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1992	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Will's Garden 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To be raped is to be sexually violated. For society to force someone, through shame and ostracism, to comply with love and sex that it defines, is nothing but organized rape. That is what homophobia is all about. Organized rape.”
― Lee Maracle, I Am Woman: A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism

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