Emily Carr

Emily Carr

female, deceased (1945)
memoirist, From Victoria, British Columbia, impressionist painter, artist, Canadian, group of seven…FirstNations
Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and writer. She was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and moved to San Francisco in 1890 to study art after the...
Bill Reid

Bill Reid

male, deceased (1998)
First Nations artist, Northwest Coast Art, totem pole, University of British Columbia, Canadian, Jewellery maker…FirstNations
William (Bill) Ronald Reid was a Canadian jeweler, sculptor and artist. He was born to a father of European descent and a mother from the Haida...
David Ahenakew

David Ahenakew

male, 76 years old
Canadian political scandal, anti-Semitic, Assembly of First Nations chief, Canadian political scandals, Assembly of First Nations, Aboriginal peoples in Canada…FirstNations
David Ahenakew (born July 28, 1933) is a Canadian First Nations politician, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. He came to...
Stewart Phillip

Stewart Phillip

male
aboriginal, First Nations leader, Canadian Aboriginal, Union of BC Indian Chief, Mee-Shee The Water Giant, Aboriginal peoples in Canada…FirstNations
Stewart Phillip is a Okanagan Aboriginal leader who has served as President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. Being a chief of the Penticton in...
Alexander MacKenzie

Alexander MacKenzie

male, deceased (1820)
Scottish migrant to Quebec, Explorer of North America, immigrant to Canada, Explorer of British Columbia, Explorer of Canada, fraser river…FirstNations
Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1764 - March 11, 1820) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer. MacKenzie was born in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis in the Outer...
Matthew Coon Come

Matthew Coon Come

male, 53 years old
political science, James Bay hydroelectric project, National Aboriginal Achievement Award, Residential School, Assembly of First Nations chief, Mistissini…Assembly of First Nations, FirstNations
Matthew Coon Come (born near Mistissini, Quebec, in 1956) is a Canadian politician and activist of Cree descent. He was National Chief of the...
Thomas King

Thomas King

male, 66 years old
Canadian of Greek descent, Canadian of German descent, American, New Democratic Party, ndp, Candidate for the Canadian House of Commons…FirstNations, First Nations writer
Thomas King (born 24 April 1943) is a noted Canadian novelist and broadcaster who most often writes about Canada's First Nations and is an...
Big Bear

Big Bear

male, deceased (1888)
Canadian, nineteenth century, First Nations leader, Buffalo, government of canada, northwest…First Nations history, FirstNations, First Nation
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...
Edward John

Edward John

male
University of British Columbia, Tl'azt'en Nation, Prince George College, Yinka Dene Language Institute, Notre Dame University College, Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council…FirstNations, First Nations politician
Edward John is a prominent First Nations political leader in Canada. The son of Louis and Amelia John, he was born on July 8, 1949 in the Carrier...
Dan George

Dan George

male, deceased (1981)
film actor, National Arts Centre, Burrard Inlet, Salish, Residential School, The Outlaw Josey Wales…Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, First Nations reserve, FirstNations, First Nations leader, First Nations actor
Chief Dan George (July 24, 1899-September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh, a Salish First Nations people located in Burrard Inlet,...