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Unpacking the complicated legacy of poet Pauline Johnson

June 15, 2026

Her collection Flint and Feather is one of the all-time best-selling volumes of Canadian poetry but Pauline Johnson's complexity as a woman ahead of her time, straddling two cultures is still debated. Scholars have referred to Johnson as both a controversial figure and an early literary activist.



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