E. Pauline Johnson (1861−1913), known also by her Kanien’kehá:ka name Tekahionwake, was a widely known poet, performer, and writer born on Six Nations of the Grand River territory (near Brantford, Ontario).
Joe Capilano (c.1854−1910), known also by his Skwxwú7mesh name Sahpluk, was a Skwxwú7mesh leader, activist, and orator from Xwmelch’sten (Capilano Reserve no. 5 in North Vancouver, BC).
Mary Agnes Capilano (c.1840–1940), known also by her Skwxwú7mesh name Lixwelut, was a Skwxwú7mesh matriarch known for her activism and leadership in the Skwxwú7mesh community.
Alix Shield teaches in the Department of Indigenous Studies at Simon Fraser University. Her current research analyzes collaboratively authored twentieth and twenty-first century Indigenous women’s literatures in Canada.
