Sharron Proulx-Turner

Sharron Proulx-Turner (pseudonym, Becky Lane; d. November 2016) Proulx-Turner would point to a word and her, grandmother would tell her a story. This was when Proulx-Turner learned to love language. Crisp Blue Edges: Indigenous Creative Non-Fiction, My Home as I Remember, and An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English. Proulx-Turner acted as a mentor to writers in the Canadian literature community, particularly for emerging Indigenous writers, Spirituality was an integral part of Proulx-Turner's writing process.

In the fourth-grade, Proulx-Turner wrote her first poem and went on to publish a memoir, collections of poetry and a mixed genre historical fiction. Proulx-Turner has also been published in several anthologies and literary journals throughout her career before her death from cancer in 2016. In 2017, her final publication was released posthumously by Kegedonce Press, in honor of her.

Death and legacy After she was diagnosed with cancer, the Indigenous Studies Literary Studies Association hosted a roundtable on her works: "Decolonial Solidarities and the Work of Sharron Proulx-Turner" which brought together writers to reflect on her influence as an activist, editor, and mentor. After her death in 2016, the themes in her writing were the focus of a symposium held in her honour, entitled creole métisse of french canada, me, and held November 23–24, 2018 at the University of Calgary.

As she wrote in her book, One Bead at a Time, the purpose of her writing is to: "...give back to the women and children whose stories so often go untold. To give back to the spirits of the Indigenous children that have been and are still missing."

Selected works Publications & Contributions Publication Date Description creole métisse of french canada, me 2017 One Bead at a Time: A Memoir by Beverly Little Thunder 2016 This memoir is an oral narrative of Beverly Little Thunder's stories that have been transcribed by Proulx-Turner.Anthology of Canadian Native Literature In English 2011 Aug iLit Strength and Struggle: Perspectives From First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in Canada 2011 May She is Reading Her Blanket with Her Hands: The Dedication Poems 2008 Dedicated to Proulx-Turner's Mother she walks for days inside a thousand eyes: a two-spirit story 2008 A book of poems, that delve into life a two-spirited woman. What the auntys say 2002 Where the Rivers Join: A Personal Account of Healing from Ritual Abuse 1995 Proulx-Turner published under her pseudonym, Becky Lane. Her memoir was the first book she published after graduating from the University of Calgary.