Lee Maracle
Lee Maracle is the author of a number of critically acclaimed literary works including Sojourner?s and Sundogs, Ravensong, Bobbi Lee: Indian Rebel, Daughters Are Forever, Will?s Garden, Bent Box, I Am Woman, and Celia?s Song. Born in North Vancouver, Maracle is a member of the Sto: Loh nation. She is the mother of four and grandmother of seven. She currently serves as the Traditional Teacher for First Nation?s House and an instructor with the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and Support for Aboriginal Graduate Education (SAGE) at the University of Toronto, as well as writing instructor at the Banff Centre for the Arts. For her work promoting writing among Aboriginal youth, Maracle received the Queen?s Diamond Jubilee Medal and, in 2014, was awarded the Ontario Premier?s Award for Excellence in the Arts.