Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Emily Carr ( December 13 , 1871 â `` March 2 , 1945 ) was a Canadian artist and writer heavily inspired by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast .
Simplified: Emily Carr ( December 13 , 1871 - March 2 , 1945 ) was a Canadian artist and writer .