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This is a partial list of famous people who are members of the
First Nations.
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Aatsista-Mahkan,
Blackfoot chief
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Abishabis,
Cree religious leader
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A-ca-oo-mah-ca-ye,
Blackfoot chief
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Evan Adams, Sliammon actor, doctor and health policy
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Mary Kawennatakie Adams,
Mohawk basket maker
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Agouhanna, chief of
Hochelega
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David Ahenakew, politician
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Freda Ahenakew, author
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Frederick Alexcee,
Tsimshian-
Iroquois woodcarver
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Jerry Alfred, musician
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Almighty Voice (Cree), fugitive
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Anahareo (Gertrude Bernard), author
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Anna Mae Aquash,
Mi'kmaq activist
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Nathaniel Arcand, actor
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Jeannette Armstrong, author, artist and activist
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Arron Asham, NHL hockey player
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Shawn Atleo, chief
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Auoindaon,
Wyandot chief
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James Bartleman, diplomat and author
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Francois Beaulieu, northern prospector and guide
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Adam Beach, actor
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Big Bear,
Cree chief
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Jackson Beardy,
Ayisini painter
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Billy-Ray Belcourt, writer
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Perry Bellegarde, politician and leader of the
Assembly of First Nations
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Rykko Bellemare, actor
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Kwena Bellemare-Boivin, actress
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Rebecca Belmore,
Ojibwe conceptual artist
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Ethel Blondin-Andrew, politician
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Dempsey Bob,
Tahltan-
Tlingit woodcarver
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Columpa Bobb, actor, playwright and poet
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Rodney Bobiwash, scholar and activist
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Steven Bonspille,
Mohawk chief
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Milton Born With A Tooth, activist
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James Bourque, activist
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Joseph Brant,
Mohawk leader
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Mary Brant,
Mohawk leader
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T. J. Burke, politician
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Douglas Cardinal, architect
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Harold Cardinal, writer and political leader
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Lorne Cardinal, actor
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Tantoo Cardinal, actor
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Kate Carmack, possible finder of the gold deposits in the Yukon
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Nadine Caron, first female First Nations Canadian general surgeon
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Dawson Charlie, co-discoverer of gold in the Yukon
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Jonathan Cheechoo, ice hockey player
[1]
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Chief Lady Bird, (aka Nancy King),
Chippewa and
Potawatomi artist, illustrator, educator and community activist
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Byron Chief-Moon,
Kainai Nation American-born actor
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Matthew Coon Come, former National
Assembly of First Nations
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Harold Crowchild, last surviving
Tsuu T'ina veteran of
World War II
[2]
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Crowfoot,
Blackfoot chief
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Bert Crowfoot, broadcaster and journalist
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Brian Deer, Tionerahtoken (
Mohawk) librarian from
Kahnawake, laid the foundation for the
Brian Deer Classification System (BDCS)
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Demasduit, one of the last
Beothuk people
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Andy de Jarlis, Métis fiddler
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Paul DeVillers, politician
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Bonnie Devine, Ojibway conceptual artist
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Donnacona, chief of
Stadacona site of present-day Quebec City
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Armond Duck Chief, country singer-songwriter
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Willie Dunn, filmmaker, folk musician, playwright and politician
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Jeremy Dutcher, musician
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Lillian Dyck,
Canadian Senator
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James Gabriel, Grand Chief of
Kanesatake,
Quebec
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Jonathan Genest-Jourdain, politician
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Dan George, actor and Salish chief
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Dudley George, protester killed near
Camp Ipperwash
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Leela Gilday,
Dene musician
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James Gladstone,
Canadian Senator
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Michelle Good, writer and lawyer
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Graham Greene,
Oneida actor
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Mary Greyeyes-Reid, first First Nations woman to join the Canadian Forces
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Guujaaw, Haida, carver, musician and political activist
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John Harding (Sha ko hen the tha), chief of
Kanesatake,
Quebec
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Elijah Harper, politician
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Rinelle Harper, advocate for victims of violence
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Jimmy Herman, actor
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René Highway, dancer and actor
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Tomson Highway, playwright, novelist, and children's author
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Tom Hogan, Ojibway painter
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Kaniehtiio Horn, actress
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Alex Janvier,
Dene Suline-
Saulteaux artist
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Chief William Jeffrey,
Tsimshian hereditary chief, activist and carver
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Edward John, political leader
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Mary John, Sr., leader of the
Dakelh or Carrier people
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Pauline Johnson, writer and performer
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Dr. Gene Joseph,
Wet'suwet'en Nadleh'dena
First Nations
librarian, founder of the
Xwi7xwa Library
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Edith Josie, writer
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George Manuel, former national chief of the
Assembly of First Nations
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Maquinna, chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth
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Lee Maracle, poet and author
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Leonard Marchand, politician
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Donald Marshall, Jr., wrongly convicted of murder
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Mungo Martin,
Kwakwaka'wakw woodcarver
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Matonabbee,
Chipewyan hunter and leader
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Matooskie (also known as Nancy McKenzie)
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Duncan McCue, journalist
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Deborah McGregor (
Whitefish River
Ojibway), environmentalist, educator
[4]
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Claude McKenzie, singer-songwriter
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Gerald McMaster,
Siksika First Nation-
Red Pheasant First Nation artist, author, curator
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Henri Membertou,
Mi'kmaq leader
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Billy Merasty, actor
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Gary Merasty, politician
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Ovide Mercredi, politician
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Mattie Mitchell,
Mi’kmaq Chieftain, explorer
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Gilbert Monture, honorary chief of the Mohawk tribe
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Alwyn Morris, athlete
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Norval Morrisseau,
Ojibwe artist
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Daniel David Moses, poet and playwright
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Tara Lee Morin, writer
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Will Morin, politician
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Ted Moses, politician
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Nahnebahwequa,
Ojibwa spokeswoman and Christian Missionary
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Darlene Naponse, filmmaker and writer
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David Neel,
Kwakwaka'wakw conceptual artist, print-maker and author
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Ellen Neel,
Kwakwaka'wakw woodcarver
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Aaron Nelson-Moody, woodcarver
[5]
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Sandra Lovelace Nicholas,
Canadian Senator
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Shelley Niro, New York-born
Six Nations of the Grand River Mohawk artist and filmmaker
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Ted Nolan,
ice hockey player and coach
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Nonosabasut, leader of the
Beothuk people
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Kaúxuma Núpika, prophetess
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Kim O'Bomsawin, filmmaker
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Alanis Obomsawin, filmmaker
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Diane Obomsawin, artist and animator
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Daphne Odjig,
Odawa-
Potawatomi painter
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Bernard Ominayak, elected leader of the
Lubicon Lake Indian Nation
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Joseph Onasakenrat,
Mohawk chief of
Kanesatake, Quebec
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Oronhyatekha, first Aboriginal medical doctor
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Helen Betty Osborne, Manitoba woman, kidnapped and murdered
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Francis Pegahmagabow, sniper,
Military Medal winner
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Peter Penashue, politician
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Tahmoh Penikett, actor
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Elizabeth Phillips, Cheam elder, Halq’emeylem specialist
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Piapot, leader, diplomat, warrior, horse thief, and spiritualist
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Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker),
Cree chief
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Susan Point, Coast Salish artist
[6]
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Chief Pontiac,
Odawa war leader
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Gary Potts, former chief of
Temagami First Nation
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Gaylord Powless,
lacrosse player
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Ross Powless,
lacrosse player
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Carey Price, NHL hockey player
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Tommy Prince, war hero
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William Prince, singer-songwriter
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Samian, musician
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Fred Sasakamoose, ice hockey player
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Gregory Scofield, writer
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Alfred Scow, Judge and Hereditary Chief
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Bev Sellars, Secwepemc writer and chief
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James Sewid, former chief councilor of the
Kwakwaka'wakw
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Shanawdithit, believed to have been the last surviving member of the
Beothuk people
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Crystal Shawanda, musician
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Shingoose, musician
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Jay Silverheels, Mohawk actor best known for performing as The Lone Ranger's companion
Tonto
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Sheldon Souray, ice hockey player
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Ralph Steinhauer,
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
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Cree Summer, voice actress
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