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Duke Redbird (born 1939) is a Canadian poet, journalist, activist, businessman, actor and administrator, best known as a key figure in the development of First Nations literature in Canada.〔(Literary History in English ) at The Canadian Encyclopedia.〕 An Ojibwe from the Saugeen First Nation in Southwestern Ontario,〔Jeannette Armstrong and Lally Grauer, ''Native Poetry in Canada: A Contemporary Anthology''. Broadview Press, 2001. ISBN 978-1551112008. p. 41.〕 he became a ward of the Children's Aid Society at nine months of age after his mother died in a house fire.〔"An unbending spirit: The creative journey is far from over for the artist, poet, and former politico, Duke Redbird". ''National Post'', April 10, 1999.〕 Raised predominantly by Caucasian foster families, he began writing as a way to deal with the anti-aboriginal racism he faced in schools.〔 ==Early career== In the mid-1960s, he began performing as a spoken word artist on folk festival, coffeehouse and theatre tours across Canada,〔 was editor of a native newspaper called ''The Thunderbird'',〔"Joni: `Dirt poor,' 20 and pregnant Excerpts from a new book reveal details of Joni Mitchell's life in '60s Toronto". ''Toronto Star'', April 7, 1997.〕 and was an active organizer of protests and a speaker on native rights issues.〔"Shaman of the global village". ''The Globe and Mail'', September 12, 1981.〕 In this era, he was also the neighbour of Joni Mitchell during her early career on Toronto's Yorkville coffeehouse scene,〔 and had his first acting role in an episode of ''Adventures in Rainbow Country''. Marty Dunn published a biography of Redbird, ''Red on White'', in 1971.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duke Redbird」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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