Campbell, Maria (1940–)
Campbell, Maria (1940–)
Canadian biographer and folklorist. Name variations: June Stifle. Born June Stifle in 1940 in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, a Métis of Indian, French and Scottish ancestry; grew up in Prince Albert National Park.
Wrote powerful autobiography Halfbreed (1973), which describes oppression of Canadian Metis women and celebrates life of her Cree great-grandmother Cheechum; other works include People of the Buffalo: How the Plains People Lived (1976), Little Badger and the Fire Spirit (1977), Achimoona (1985), The Book of Jessica: A Theatrical Transformation (1989) and Stories of the Road Allowance People (1995). Won Molson Prize for Halfbreed.
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