Grey Owl
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{{Short description|Canadian writer, lecturer and conservationist (1888–1938)}} |
{{Short description|Canadian writer, lecturer and conservationist (1888–1938)}} |
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'''Archibald Stansfeld Belaney''' (September 18, 1888{{snd}}April 13, 1938), commonly known as '''Grey Owl''', was a popular Canadian writer, public speaker and [[Conservationist movement|conservationist]]. Born an Englishman, he immigrated to Canada and, in the latter years of his life, [[Passing (racial identity)|passed]] as half-Indigenous, falsely claiming he was the son of a Scottish man and an [[Apache]] woman.{{efn|Grey Owl gave his London publisher, [[Lovat Dickson]], the following account of his origins: |
'''Archibald Stansfeld Belaney''' (September 18, 1888{{snd}}April 13, 1938), commonly known as '''Grey Owl''', was a popular Canadian writer, public speaker and [[Conservationist movement|conservationist]]. Born an Englishman, he immigrated to Canada and, in the latter years of his life, [[Passing (racial identity)|passed]] as half-Indigenous, falsely claiming he was the son of a Scottish man and an [[Apache]] woman.{{efn|Grey Owl gave his London publisher, [[Lovat Dickson]], the following account of his origins: |
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Recognition of Belaney includes biographies, academic studies, historic plaques in England, Ontario and Quebec, and [[Grey Owl (film)|a film based on his life]], directed by [[Richard Attenborough]]. |
Recognition of Belaney includes biographies, academic studies, historic plaques in England, Ontario and Quebec, and [[Grey Owl (film)|a film based on his life]], directed by [[Richard Attenborough]]. |
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== Early life (1888{{ndash}}1906)== |
== Early life (1888{{ndash}}1906)== |
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