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Beth Brant | |
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| Born | April 6, 1941 |
| Died | August 6, 2015 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Mohawk United States |
| Known for | 6 publications based on experience with sexuality, abuse, growing up Native American, and Co-founding Turtle Grandmother manuscript publishing house |
Beth E. Brant, Degonwadonti,[1] or Kaieneke'hak[2] was a Mohawk writer, essayist, and poet of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Ontario, Canada.[1][2] She was also a lecturer, editor, and speaker. She wrote based on her deep connection to her indigenous people and touched on the infliction of racism and colonization.[2] She brought her writing to life from her personal experiences of being a lesbian, having an abusive spouse, and her mixed blood heritage from having a Mohawk father and a Scottish-Irish mother.[1] Her published works include three edited anthologies and three books of essays and short stories.
- ^ a b c Cullum, Linda, ed. (2004). "Beth Brant (aka Degonwadonti): (1941- ) American Indian (Bay of Quinte Mohawk)". Contemporary American Ethnic Poets: Lives, Works, Sources. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 42–45. ISBN 0-313-32484-0.
- ^ a b c Brownlie, Robin Jarvis (2004). "Brant, Beth E". In Stein, Marc (ed.). Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America. Detroit, MI: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 165–166. ISBN 0-684-31261-1.