High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Basil H. Johnston (13 Jul 1929) O.Ont, Anishinaabe writer, storyteller, language teacher and scholar, was born on the Wasauksing First Nation in Ontario, Canada, on July 13, 1929, to Mary (Lafreniere) and Rufus Johnston. He is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation (formerly known as the Cape Croker Band of Ojibwa).