Anahareo
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Gertrude Bernard (June 18, 1906 – June 17, 1986), commonly known as Anahareo, was a Canadian writer, animal rights activist and conservationist of Algonquin and Mohawk ancestry. Throughout her life, she challenged cultural stereotypes of First Nations women and proved herself to be "an intrepid, resourceful, and self-reliant woman who could manage on her own in the wilderness and yet was no stranger to the customs and trappings of modern civilization". At a time when "conservation" stood for increasing the size of animal populations for the sake of hunting and trapping, she, along with G
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- Born
- 1906
- Works
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- Devil in deerskins
- Devil in deerskins
- Grey Owl and I
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- Devil in Deerskins
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Early life (1906{{ndash}}1925)
- Life with Grey Owl (1926{{ndash}}1936)
- Years of hardship (1937{{ndash}}1959)
- Success and recognition (1960{{ndash}}1986)
- Anahareo's writings
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Gertrude Bernard (June 18, 1906 – June 17, 1986), commonly known as Anahareo, was a Canadian writer, animal rights activist and conservationist of Algonquin and Mohawk ancestry. Throughout her life, she challenged cultural stereotypes of First Nations women and proved herself to be "an intrepid, resourceful, and self-reliant woman who could manage on her own in the wilderness and yet was no stranger to the customs and trappings of modern civilization". At a time when "conservation" stood for increasing the size of animal populations for the sake of hunting and trapping, she, along with Grey Owl, pioneered a new conceptthat animals have intrinsic rights and deserve to be treated with respect and compassion. In the later years of her life, she became an outspoken champion of animal rights.
== Early life (19061925) ==
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