Biographies
Many and more Aboriginal notables are represented on the Canadian Aboriginal Newspaper site at
http://www.ammsa.com/windspeaker/index.htm. Choose the link “People of Honour.”
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Susan Aglukark
Susan Aglukark is a world famous
performing artist who was born in Churchill, Manitoba. Her family
eventually settled in Arviat, NWT, on the shore of Hudson’s Bay. Her
music combines Inuktitut and English language with pop music in order to
tell stories about Inuit Arctic Canada. She has won a number of Juno
Awards, and was the first entertainer to receive the National
Aboriginal Achievement Award.
Dr. Anne Anderson
Dr. Anderson has worked relentlessly over
her career to promote the Cree language and
culture. She produced a Cree-English
dictionary and an impressive history book titled, “The First Métis: A
New Nation.”
Tantoo Cardinal
Tantoo Cardinal was born in Fort McMurray,
Alberta into the Cree nation. She has appeared in Dances with Wolves,
Legends of the Fall, and the popular Canadian show, North of
60. In 1991, Maclean’s magazine named her Actress of the
Year.
Angela Chalmers
Angela Chalmers is a track and field star
that held a spot on the 1988 Canadian Olympic team.
Matthew Coon Comb
Of the Cree Nation, Matthew Coon Comb was
born in a trapper’s hut in Quebec. He went to residential school and
then completed studies at Trent and McGill University. He was Grand
Chief of the Northern Quebec Cree from 1987 to 2000, which led to his
election as National Chief for the Assembly of
First Nations. He has won the
National Aboriginal Achievement
Award for his work in protecting the environment, and still spends time
on his family’s traditional trap line each year.
Crowfoot
Crowfoot had a reputation for courage and
success in battle and was known as the “Chief of Chiefs” for his wisdom
and oratory finesse. Crowfoot also had the unique habit of carrying an
umbrella with him as he travelled across the prairies. He was also a
leader in the signing of Treaty 7 at the Blackfoot Crossing on the Bow
River. He died in 1890.
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