Anahareo

Anahareo

Anahareo CM (June 18, 1906 – July 1, 1986) was the Iroquois wife of Grey Owl, né Archibald Belaney, a writer and one of Canada's first conservationists. Anahareo encouraged him to stop trapping and publish his writings about wilderness life.

Born in Mattawa, Ontario, her name in English was Gertrude Bernard.

In 1972, she wrote her autobiography, "Devil in Deerskins: My Life With Grey Owl". She was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1983.

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000193 Anahareo] at The Canadian Encyclopedia


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