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3 unusual facts about Mary John


Mary John, Sr.

In January, 2008 the Vanderhoof Public Library opened the Mary John Collection, a collection of 800 books on First Nations topics created in her honor.

From 1992 until her death she worked tirelessly with linguist Bill Poser to document her dying language.

In 1978 she was honored as Vanderhoof Citizen of the Year, the first time that a native person had received this award.


Regional Theatre: the Revolutionary Stage

For each of these theatres, Zeigler tells the stories of their leaders and how they achieved their goals Nina Vance in Houston, Mack Scism in Oklahoma City, Zelda Fichandler in Washington DC, Jules Irving and Herbert Blau in San Francisco, Mary John in Milwaukee, George Touliatos in Memphis, and Michael Murray in Boston.


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SMK Jalan Arang

Mary John, then principal of SMK Jalan Arang, was transferred to SMK St. Teresa.