"Indigent Indians Bequeathed Home"

Birthplace near Brantford of Pauline Johnson, famous Indian poetess, which has been bequeathed as a home for indigent Indians by the late Evelyn H.C. Johnson, Pauline's sister. The world's foremost Indian poetess lived here for many years. The Six Nations Council has been notified of the bequest. The matter of financing to prepare the home for elderly Indians will be discussed by the Council. Known as "Chiefswood," the place is situated near Onondaga, overlooking the Grand River, and, beneath the trees nearby, the poetess was wont to meditate. Here was born the inspiration for many of the famous poems found in "Flint and Feather."