Christine Sioui-Wawanoloath
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Born1952 (age 73–74)
OccupationWriter, playwright, sculptor, artist, poet
EducationCollège Manitou
ChildrenAlexis Wawanoloath
Christine Sioui Wawanoloath | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright, sculptor, artist, poet |
| Education | Collège Manitou |
| Children | Alexis Wawanoloath |
| Relatives | Monique Sioui |
| Website | |
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Christine Sioui-Wawanoloath (born 1952) is a First Nations writer and artist living in Quebec, Canada.
Her son Alexis served in the Quebec national assembly.[1] Her sister Monique[2] was a Native rights activist.
The daughter of Augustin Sioui, Wendat (Huron), and Esther Wawanolett, Abenaki,[2] she was born in Wendake. The name Sioui represents the meaning "He or she who carries the light", while Wawanoloath translates to which means "fools the enemy."
After the death of her father while she was still an infant, the remainder of the family moved to Odanak. She studied photography, art and history in Montreal and at Collège Manitou.
