Scott, Duncan Campbell (1862–1947)

Canadian poet and short-story writer. Lifelong service in the department of Indian Affairs gave him a wide knowledge of American Indian traditions and the landscape of the northern wilderness that profoundly influenced his poetry and stories. Such works as ‘The Forsaken’ (1905) and ‘Half-breed Girl’ (1906) are among the best-known Canadian poems. The Poems of Duncan Scott Campbell was published in 1926. Story collections include In The Village of Viger (1896) and The Witching of Elspie (1923).

In 1899, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, of which he became president, and in 1934 he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.