Hubert Reginald Evans

Hubert Reginald Evans (May 9, 1892 – June 16, 1986) was a Canadian writer. He is most noted for his 1954 novel Mist on the River, which has been described as the first Canadian novel ever to present a realistic portrait of First Nations people as its central characters.

Evans was born in Vankleek Hill, Ontario, the son of Frances Taylor and William Evans, a teacher. He was raised in Galt. He briefly worked as a journalist before enlisting in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War I, and after the war he settled at Roberts Creek, British Columbia.

He is best known for his novel, Mist on the River (1954) which was based on his experience with the Gitxsan people of the Skeena valley. The book interweaves the stories of six members of the same family including the central character who will eventually become chief.

When the BC Book Prizes were established in 1985, the award for non-fiction was named the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize in his honour. Hubert Evans: The First 93 Years, a biography of Evans by writer Alan Twigg, was published in early 1986,

Works

Forest Friends: Stories of Animals, Fish, And Birds...Rockies (1926) The New Front Line (1927) Derry, Airedale of the Frontier (1928) Derry's Partner (1929) Derry, of Totem Creek (1930) The Silent Call (1930) The Western Wall (1932) No More Islands (1943) North to the Unknown: The Achievements...David Thompson (1949) Mist on the River (1954) Mountain Dog, a/k/a Son of the Salmon People (1956) Whittlings (1976) Endings (1978) O Time in Your Flight! (1979) Mostly Coast People (1982)

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