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Born	1955 Olds, Alberta
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	poet, professor

Marilyn Dumont (born 1955, Olds, Alberta) is a Canadian poet and educator of Cree / Métis descent.

Born in northeastern Alberta, she is a descendant of Gabriel Dumont. Dumont holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia. Her work is widely anthologized. She is currently a Full Professor at the University of Alberta cross appointed in the Faculties of Arts and Native Studies. In the Faculty of Arts - English & Film Studies Department she teaches Indigenous Literature and creative writing.

Awards

1997: Gerald Lampert Award, A Really Good Brown Girl
2001: Alberta Book Award for Poetry, Green Girl Dreams Mountains
2001: Writer's Guild of Alberta Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry, Green Girl Dreams Mountains
2007: McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award, That Tongued Belonging
2019: Alberta Lieutenant Governor’s Distinguished Artist Award

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