Rita Joe

Canadian writer (1932–2007)
Person Human Q431416

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[20]
Date of birth
March 15, 1932, 1932[11]
Date of death
March 20, 2007, 2007[12]
Place of birth
Whycocomagh
Place of death
Sydney, Sydney[10]
Country of citizenship
Canada[14]
Ethnic group
Mi’kmaw[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Birth name
Rita Bernard[30]
Family name
Bernard, Joe[23][24]
Given name
Rita[25]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Married name
Rita Joe[31]
Medical condition
Parkinson's disease[26]
Place of burial
Holy Family Cemetery[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rita Joe ar ريتا جو cs Rita Bernard he ריטה ג'ו ko 리타 조 ko 리타 버나드
🔖 Identifiers · 32
VIAF cluster ID
113929389
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78097503
GND ID
119431009
BAnQ authority ID
0001272180
BIBSYS ID
1686548388980
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12939550q
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
joe-rita
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10033471
CiNii Research ID
1140845216636797440
DUC ID
rita-joe
Europeana entity
agent/base/70761
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FAST ID
1438832
Find a Grave memorial ID
18651870
Freebase ID
/m/054bh8
Goodreads author ID
980389
IdRef ID
251383687
J9U entity ID
987012748659105171
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08507130
NL CR AUT ID
mub20221144562
NUKAT ID
n2021142455
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-3763
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100021435
Poetry In Voice poet ID
rita-joe
Prabook ID
1913339
RERO ID (legacy)
A011435519
RILM ID
116733
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
5264
WikiTree person ID
Joe-225
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpYtQQdp4w4Qv3pMd3JDq

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Occupation 4
Field of work 3
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Ethnic group 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Medical condition 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Rita Joe was born on March 15, 1932[1], in Whycocomagh[2]. She died on March 20, 2007[3], in Sydney[4]. She worked as a poet[5], writer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], and songwriter[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[32]

  • Country: CA[33]

  • Began / founded: 1932-03-15[34]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2007-03-20[35]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d54eb5b7-03ce-40ac-8219-0071dae4bf18[36]

FAQs

Where was Rita Joe born?

Rita Joe's place of birth was Whycocomagh[2].

Where did Rita Joe die?

Rita Joe passed away in Sydney[4].

What did Rita Joe do for work?

Rita Joe worked as a poet[5], writer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], and songwriter[9].

What awards did Rita Joe receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of Canada[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . nac-cna.ca. Retrieved . nac-cna.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Order of Canada recipients database. Retrieved . nac-cna.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . nac-cna.ca. Retrieved . nac-cna.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theglobeandmail.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . nac-cna.ca. Retrieved . nac-cna.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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