Later, she became a reporter at an Indian language newspaper, writing about forest fires, crimes of passion, and serious bush plane accidents. In the process, she learned the Ojibwe language spoken by the Anishinaabeg tribes in Ontario and elsewhere.She lived in a log cabin and learned how to survive during the long cold northern winters. 1943) was raised in small towns in both south and central Missouri, Jiles attended three different high schools, and graduated (1968) from the University of Missouri (Kansas City) in Romance Languages.Īfter graduation she worked as a free-lance writer (1968-1969) for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Toronto and in the far north of Ontario and in the Quebec Arctic, helping to set up native language, one-watt FM radio stations with, Anishinaabe and Inuktitut indigenous people. Paulette Jiles, poet, novelist, playwright, journalist (b at Salem, Mo – in the Missouri Ozarks.
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