# Biographical Notice explained — Legends of Vancouver

> Chapter companion for Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson.

## What happens

This biographical notice outlines the life and career of E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake), daughter of Chief G. H. M. Johnson of the Six Nations Indians and Emily S. Howells. It details her limited formal education, early reading habits, rise as a poet and public reciter, travels across Canada and England, her love of nature and adventure, and her final years in Vancouver, where she died in 1913 and was buried in Stanley Park near Siwash Rock.

## Themes in this chapter

### Cultural Preservation and Oral Tradition

Pauline Johnson collected Indian legends for this volume, preserving oral traditions through her literary work.

### Nature and Landscape as Sacred

Her love of nature and adventure is emphasized; she was buried in Stanley Park within sight of Siwash Rock, reflecting a sacred connection to the landscape.

## Character check-ins

### Pauline Johnson

The subject of the biographical notice; her birth, education, literary career, travels, and death are described.

### Chief Johnson

Father of Pauline Johnson, Head Chief of the Six Nations Indians, of the Mohawk tribe.

### Onwanonsyshon

Alternate name for Chief G. H. M. Johnson, Pauline's father.

## Key lines

> She was one of those great souls who would starve themselves on the trail, work unwearyingly for her companions, cheer them ever onwards through good times and bad, and rejoice with them when the goal was achieved.

She was a selfless and encouraging companion who would endure hardship to support others.

_Describes her generous and uplifting character as noted in the Vancouver Daily Province editorial._

> She loved life with a passionate devotion that was almost pathetic in its intensity.

She had an intense and almost heartbreaking love for life.

_Highlights her passionate engagement with life._

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