Brian Maracle (also known as Owennatekha;Laura Neilson Bonikowsky
"Brian Maracle"
'' The Canadian Encyclopedia'', April 23, 2013. born 1947) is a Mohawk writer and broadcaster from Canada. He is most noted as a two-time nominee for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Gordon Montador Award, for his books ''Crazywater: Native Voices on Addiction and Recovery'' in 1994"Books nominated". ''

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'', May 3, 1994. and ''Back on the Rez'' in 1997."Globe writer on shortlist for Montador award". ''

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'', May 17, 1997. A member of the

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, Maracle was raised

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, Ontario and in

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before being educated at Dartmouth College. He then worked for indigenous organizations in Canada before returning to school, studying journalism at Carleton University, and then worked as a journalist on indigenous issues for ''

'' and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, most notably hosting the radio series ''Our Native Land''. He published ''Crazywater: Native Voices on Addiction and Recovery'', an extensive study of addiction issues in First Nations communities, in 1993, and ''Back to the Rez'', a memoir of his own experiences moving back to Ohsweken after having spent many years living and working in the wider world, in 1996. After moving back to Ohsweken, he established a Mohawk language immersion school in the community, and hosted the radio program ''Tewatonhwehsen!'' on community radio station

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. He has also collaborated with his daughter, filmmaker Zoe Leigh Hopkins, on the 2012 sound art piece ''Karenniyohston – Old Songs Made Good''.

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