Big Bear

Big Bear

male, deceased (1888)
Canadian, nineteenth century, First Nations leader, Buffalo, government of canada, northwest…First Nations history, First Nations, FirstNation
Big Bear or Mistahimaskwa (c.1825 - 17 January 1888) was born in the Canadian Northwest, and became Chief of the Plains Cree First Nation during...
Ted Nolan

Ted Nolan

male, 51 years old
New York Islanders coach, athletic, From Ontario, ice hockey, Detroit Red Wings player, Buffalo Sabres…First Nations, FirstNation
Ted Nolan (Born - April 7, 1958, on the Garden River Ojibwa First Nation Reserve outside of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) is the Head Coach of...
Elijah Harper

Elijah Harper

male, 60 years old
Protestant, Manitoba MLA, Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year, Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Minister without Portfolio, FirstNation…First Nations leader, First Nations politician
Elijah Harper (born March 3, 1949) is an Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief. Harper was born in Red Sucker Lake, a reserve in...
Peter Pond

Peter Pond

male, deceased (1807)
Cartographer, from Connecticut, Explorer of Canada, milford, cartography, benjamin…FirstNation
Peter Pond ( 1739 or 1740 - 1807) was born in Milford, Connecticut. He was a soldier with a Connecticut regiment, a fur trader, founding member of...
James Bartleman

James Bartleman

male, 69 years old
Mnjikaning First Nation, ambassador to the European Union, KStJ, Venerable Order of Saint John, Non-fiction writer, Lieutenant-Governor…FirstNation, First Nations writer, First Nations politician
James Karl Bartleman KStJ, O.Ont, BA (born 24 December, 1939, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian diplomat, author, and the 27th Lieutenant-Governor...

Guujaaw

male
First Nations traditional medicine, Masset, Indigenous peoples of North America, Council of the Haida Nation, Giindajin Haawasti Guujaaw, traditional medicine…First Nations traditional medicince, First Nations musician, FirstNation, First Nations leader
Guujaaw (fullname Giindajin Haawasti Guujaaw and at one time, Gary Edenshaw) is a Canadian carver, musician, traditional medicine practitioner and...
Harold Cardinal

Harold Cardinal

male, deceased (2005)
Alberta lawyer, FirstNation, Lung cancer death, lawyer, lung cancer, First Nations writer…First Nations leader
Dr. Harold Cardinal (January 27, 1945 - June 3, 2005) was a Cree writer, political leader, teacher, negotiator and lawyer. From the start Cardinal...
Jonathan Cheechoo

Jonathan Cheechoo

male, 29 years old
National Hockey League, The Cheechoo Train, Moose Factory, National Hockey League All-Star, NHL 50-goal season, San Jose Sharks…FirstNation
Jonathan Earl Cheechoo (born July 15, 1980 in Moose Factory, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the San...

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

female
poet, Ontario writer, Canadian, storyteller, First Nations writer, turtle island…FirstNation
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is an Anishinaabe writer of mixed ancestry from the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. She lives and works at...
George Carmack

George Carmack

male, deceased (1922)
kate, coal, Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, klondike gold rush, gold prospector, prospector…FirstNation
George Washington Carmack (September 24, 1860 - June 5, 1922) was a Contra Costa County, California-born prospector in the Yukon. He was originally...