Mary John
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Job / Known for: Community Leader
Left traces: Language and cultural preservation
Born
Date: 1913-06-15
Location: CA Lheidli, British Columbia
Died
Date: 2004-09-30 (aged 91)
Resting place: CA Saik'uz, British Columbia
Death Cause: Natural causes
Family
Spouse: Lazare John
Children:
Parent(s): Anzel Quaw and Johnny Paul (stepfather)
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Mary John, Sr. was a revered leader of the Carrier people in central British Columbia, Canada. Born in Lheidli and raised in Saik'uz, she overcame the challenges of the 1918 flu epidemic and residential schools to become a pillar of strength and change for her community. She married Lazare John at sixteen and had twelve children. A fluent Carrier speaker, she worked tirelessly for the preservation of her culture and language, contributing to the Saik'uz Children's Dictionary and other teaching materials. Her political and social activism, including founding the local chapter of the British Columbia Homemakers' Association and the Welfare Committee, made significant impacts. She co-founded the Stoney Creek Elders' Society, which built the Potlatch House and campground, and served on the Aboriginal Advisory Committee to the RCMP. Her memoir, 'Stoney Creek Woman,' co-written with Bridget Moran, is a testament to her life's work and the Carrier tribe's history.
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