found: Her Poems of Rita Joe, 1978:t.p. (Rita Joe) cover (b. 1931)
found: The mi'kmaq anthology, c1997:t.p. (Rita Joe) Can. CIP, t.p. verso (Joe, Rita, 1932- ) p. 280 (Rita Joe of Eskasoni, b. in Wycocomagh in 1932, received the Order of Canada in recognition of her work as Mi'kmaq writer and spokesperson; published three collections of poetry and autobiography)
found: NLC, AMICUS, Feb. 3, 1998(Joe, Rita, 1932- )
found: Wikipedia WWW site, Mar. 26, 2007(Rita Joe, PC, CM, LL.D; b. Rita Bernard, Mar. 15, 1932, Whycocomagh, Cape Breton Island, N.S.; m. Frank Joe, 1954; d. Mar. 20, 2007; Mi'kmaq-Canadian poet and songwriter)