Pauline Johnson: Selected Poetry and Prose Earrings & after this our exile

& after this our exile

and skyscrapers

from ancient First Nations wedding ceremonies to a pastor wearing a bulletproof vest to perform one of Canada’s first same-sex marriage ceremonies

Made in Italy

our ancestors were required to perform some form of military service

Pauline Johnson: Selected Poetry and Prose Earrings & after this our exileHalf Mohawk, half English author Pauline Johnson astounded Canada with her unique poetry, prose, and presentations. Pauline Johnson was an unusual and unique presence on the literary scene during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Part Mohawk and part European, she was a compelling female voice in the midst of an almost entirely male writing community. Having discovered her talent for public recitation of poetry, Johnson relied on her ancestry