Biography of maria campbell

Maria Campbell

Biography:

Maria Campbell is an Elder, writer, playwright, film maker and teacher.

Biography of maria campbell

She started her career in 1973 when she published her first book Halfbreed.

Since then Campbell has published People of the Buffalo: How the Plains Indians Lived (1976), Riel’s People (1978), The Book of Jessica: A Theatrical Transformation (1982), co-authored with actor/playwright Linda Griffiths, and Stories of the Road Allowance People (1995), which translates oral stories into print.

She has also written four children’s books including Little Badger and the Fire Spirit (1977). Halfbreed (1973) continues to influence and inspire generations of Indigenous men and women.Her work has been translated and published world wide, including versions in German, Chinese, French and Italian.

Maria Campbell's first professional play, Flight, was the first all Aboriginal Theatre production in Canada.

Flight brought together modern dance, storytelling and drama together with tradition