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What is the significance of Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake)?
- A Métis leader who fought for land rights in Manitoba
- The first Indigenous woman elected to Parliament
- An Indigenous artist whose work inspired the Canadian flag design
- A Mohawk poet and performer who became one of Canada's most celebrated writers in the late 19th century
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Pauline Johnson, also known by her Mohawk name Tekahionwake, was a celebrated poet and performer of mixed Mohawk and British heritage. Her writing drew from both Indigenous oral traditions and Victorian literary styles, making her one of the most distinctive Canadian voices of the late 1800s.