Ruby Slipperjack

Canadian Ojibwe writer

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Also known as Ruby Slipperjack-Farrell

Born: 1952
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1.Stated in NUKAT
2.Stated in Korean Authority File
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Birthplace: Whitewater Lake
Citizenship: Canada
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2017-03-26
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Occupation: painter
, novelist
, professor
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1.writerstrust.com/authors/ruby-slipperjack/
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Education: University of Western Ontario
Employer: Lakehead University

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Ruby Slipperjack, or Ruby Slipperjack-Farrell, is an Ojibwe writer and painter. Her work discusses traditional religious and social customs of the Ojibwe in northern Ontario, as well as the incursion of modernity on their culture. She is a member of Eabametoong First Nation.

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TThese Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens2016 · children's fiction in diary form

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Sex or gender: female
Given name: Ruby
Ethnic group: Ojibwe
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1.Stated in Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary
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Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 70 years pma
Family name: Slipperjack
Awards: Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature(2017)
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1.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/award-winner-residential-school-1.4401808Retrieved 2023-07-07
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