Gertrude Bernard (Anahareo)

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Anahareo (June 18, 1906 – July 1, 1986) was the Ojibwe wife of Grey Owl (Archibald Belaney), a writer and one of Canada's first conservationists. Anahareo encouraged him to stop trapping and publish his writings about wilderness life.

Born in Mattawa, Ontario, her real name was Gertrude Bernard.

In 1972, she wrote her autobiography, Devil in Deerskins: My Life With Grey Owl. She was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1983.

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