Lee Maracle Reads in Port Alberni

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Thursday, March 27th, 2014
7:30 PM

Lee Maracle, the author of Sojourner�s and Sundogs, Daughters Are Forever, Will's Garden, and Ravensong, will read from her works on March 27 in Port Alberni.

Ms. Maracle was born in North Vancouver and is a member of the Sto: Loh nation. The mother of four and grandmother of seven Maracle is currently an instructor at the University of Toronto. She is also the Traditional Teacher for First Nation�s House and instructor with the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and the S.A.G.E. [Support for Aboriginal Graduate Education] as well as the Banff Centre for the Arts writing instructor. In 2009, Maracle received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from St. Thomas University. Maracle recently received the Queen�s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work promoting writing among Aboriginal Youth. Maracle has served as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, and the University of Western Washington.

Lee Maracle will appear at the Theatre at the Campbell River campus at 7:30 pm on March 26, and at the Port Alberni campus on March 27. Both readings are free to attend and open to the community.