Lee Maracle

Bobbi Lee Maracle OC (born Marguerite Aline Carter; July 2, 1950 – November 11, 2021) was an Indigenous Canadian writer and academic of the Stó꞉lō nation.

The granddaughter of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George,[1] Marguerite Aline Carter was born on July 2, 1950, in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

[2] Maracle dropped out of school after grade 8[3] and went from California, where she did various jobs that included producing films and doing stand-up comedy,[6] to Toronto.

[7] Critic Harmut Lutz describes Indian Rebel as "a celebration of Native survival", comparing it to the works of Maria Campbell and Howard Adams.

[7] Sojourner's Truth (1990), a collection of short stories, describes the everyday lives of Indigenous people dealing with a "Eurocentric culture".

[7] Her poetry book, Hope Matters, was written in conjunction with her daughters Columpa Bobb and Tania Carter, and was published in 2019.

Ravensong, (1993), speaks of blending oral tradition and holistic oneness with living while tackling the barriers of racism, sexism, and class.