Stewart Phillip

Stewart Phillip

male
aboriginal, FirstNationsleader, Canadian Aboriginal, Union of BC Indian Chief, Mee-Shee The Water Giant, Aboriginal peoples in Canada…First Nations
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...
Elijah Harper

Elijah Harper

male, 60 years old
Protestant, Manitoba MLA, Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year, Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Minister without Portfolio, First Nation…FirstNationsleader, 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...
Big Bear

Big Bear

male, deceased (1888)
Canadian, nineteenth century, FirstNationsleader, Buffalo, government of canada, northwest…First Nations history, First Nations, 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...
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, First Nations, FirstNationsleader, 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,...
Harold Cardinal

Harold Cardinal

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

Joseph Brant

male, deceased (1807)
British officer in the American Revolution, From Akron, Ohio, Native American, brandt, Canadian, george iii…leader, FirstNationsleader, First Nations of Canada
Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (c. 1742 - 24 November 1807) was a Mohawk leader and British military officer during the American Revolutionary War....

Ron Evans

male, 52 years old
FirstNationsleader, Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, Norway House, Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Manitoba legislature, The Pas
Ron Evans (born 1957 in Norway House, Manitoba) is a clergyman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently the Grand Chief for the Assembly...
Chief Pontiac

Chief Pontiac

male, deceased (1769)
Odawa, Pontiac's Rebellion, Native American, american indian, Canadian historical figure, Murdered Native American…leader, FirstNationsleader
Pontiac or Obwandiyag, was an Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766), an American Indian struggle ag...
Ted Moses

Ted Moses

male, 59 years old
Eastmain, Eeyou Istchee, Dr. Ted Moses, Grand Council of the Crees, National Order of Quebec, Cree language…FirstNationsleader
Ted Moses (1950-) is a Cree politician from Eastmain, a small remote village in northern Quebec, Canada. He is a former Grand Chief of the Crees...

John Norton

male
FirstNationsleader, Queenston Heights, Major John Norton, Battle of Chippawa, Battle of Stoney Creek, Six Nations of the Grand River…leader
The Mohawk chief Major John Norton (Teyoninhokovrawen) played a prominent role in the War of 1812, leading Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) warriors from...