Hilary Stewart
Hilary Stewart was a Saint Lucia-born Canadian writer and illustrator known for her books about the Northwest Coast First Nations people. She studied at St. Martin's School of Art and served in the military during World War II. After moving to Canada in 1951, she became a founding member of the Archaeological Society of British Columbia and an authority on Northwest Coast Indian art and culture. Stewart illustrated other writers' books and published eleven of her own, often using her artistic skills to detail the art, artifacts, and cultures of the First Nations. Her books, such as "Cedar" and "John R. Jewitt, Captive of Maquinna," received B.C. Book Prizes. She was awarded the Pendergast award by the Canadian Archaeological Association for her work. Stewart lived for many years on Quadra Island before moving to Campbell River after a stroke. She died in 2014.
Awards
['B.C. Book Prize (for Cedar, 1985)', 'B.C. Book Prize (for John R. Jewitt, Captive of Maquinna, 1987)', 'Pendergast Award (Canadian Archaeological Association)']
Notable Works
['Looking at Northwest Coast Indian Art', 'Cedar: Tree of Life of the Northwest Coast Indians', 'John R. Jewitt, Captive of Maquinna', 'Indian Fishing: Early Methods on the Northwest Coast', 'Looking at Totem Poles', 'Artifacts of the Northwest Coast']
