Monique Mojica

Ric Knowles (University of Guelph)

Ed. by Glen Nichols, Mount Allison University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.5: Indigenous Writing and Culture of North America - Canada.
Vol. editors: Renate Eigenbrod (University of Manitoba), Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Padraig Kirwan (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

Dates

Born 1954
Activity 1975-ongoing

Places

Born in United States
Active in Canada; United States

Cultural Identities

First Nations/Indigenous Canadian

Activities

Primary

Essayist
Film Actor
Playwright / Dramatist
Theatre actor

Resources

Monique Mojica is an actor and playwright whose life and work reflect a commitment to strengthening the continental links among the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her mother, Gloria Ida Miguel, an Indigenous woman of the Kuna and Rappahannock nations born in Brooklyn, is an early childhood educator, singer, actor, and co-founder in 1975 (with her sisters Muriel Miguel and Lisa Mayo) of Spiderwoman Theatre. Her father, Mathis Szykowski, born in Paris, France, is a Holocaust survivor and Professor Emeritus of French Literature at Oberlin College. Mojica has a younger brother, Raphael, who works as a social worker, therapist, and substance abuse counsellor in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Mojica was raised among her extended …

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Citation: Knowles, Ric. "Monique Mojica". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 March 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12028, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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