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Adversities of the Canadian Aborigines in
Lee Maracle’s Writings

C.P. Ajitha Sekhar, Ph.D. Research Scholar


Lee Maracle
Courtesy: https://twitter.com/maraclelee

Abstract

Lee Maracle is a native Canadian writer, whose work deals with distress, sufferings and dominances. She represents stories from her personal life and history. She expresses the opinion of the troubled native Canadian’s subjugation in her works. The colonizer’s administration horribly affected the Canadian native people in several ways. The native children, men and women confronted innumerable problems. They led a vulnerable life. Gradually it affected the mental and physical state of the native Canadian’s. This terrible existence sustained for many years. Maracle as a personal target of colonialism brings out the unsuccessful life of the aboriginal people.

The trespassers thought their religion would enlighten the simple innocent native people. The harmless natives were considered as a social nuisance in their own land. Maracle calls upon the indigenous people to come to the forefront and talk. They should end up with invaders supremacy and drive out them from their land. Maracle asserts that the Canadian aboriginals should no longer be a passive listener and summons them to come to the main stream to give out their opinions.

Keywords: Lee Maracle, Canadian aborigines, Invader, subjugation, supremacy, suffering and drive out

Introduction

The word adversity means an experience which assesses one’s tolerance and belief. Human suffering is worldwide which befalls in every human being. In particular, the unlucky, racial and spiritual minorities and women are generally observed as the ones to have undergone the greatest pain.

The present study focuses on the Canadian native woman writer Lee Maracle. Maracle was born in 1950 in North Vancouver to her Salish father and Metis mother. She is a creative essayist, poet, novelist and political analyst. She brings the life of native Canadians through her works. Her writings convey the centuries old tales and tradition for new generation and replicate her hatred towards sexism, racial discrimination and white cultural supremacy.

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C. P. Ajitha Sekhar
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Department of English & Research Centre
S.T. Hindu College, Nagercoil - 629 002
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli – 627 012
Tamil Nadu, India
ajithasekharcp@gmail.com

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