List of First Nations people
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This is a partial list of famous people who are members of the First Nations in Canada.
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Aatsista-Mahkan, Blackfoot chief
Abishabis, Cree religious leader
A-ca-oo-mah-ca-ye, Blackfoot chief
Evan Adams, Sliammon actor, doctor and health policy
Mary Kawennatakie Adams, Mohawk basket maker
Agouhanna, chief of Hochelega
David Ahenakew, politician
Freda Ahenakew, author
Frederick Alexcee, Tsimshian-Iroquois woodcarver
Jerry Alfred, musician
Almighty Voice, fugitive
Anahareo (Gertrude Bernard), author
Anna Mae Aquash, Mi'kmaq activist
Nathaniel Arcand, actor
Jeannette Armstrong, author, artist and activist
Arron Asham, NHL hockey player
Shawn Atleo, chief
Auoindaon, Wyandot chief
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James Bartleman, diplomat and author
Francois Beaulieu, northern prospector and guide
Adam Beach, actor
Big Bear, Cree chief
Jackson Beardy, Ayisini painter
Billy-Ray Belcourt, writer
Perry Bellegarde, politician and leader of the Assembly of First Nations
Rykko Bellemare, actor
Kwena Bellemare-Boivin, actress
Rebecca Belmore, Ojibwe conceptual artist
Ethel Blondin-Andrew, politician
Dempsey Bob, Tahltan-Tlingit woodcarver
Columpa Bobb, actor, playwright and poet
Rodney Bobiwash, scholar and activist
Steven Bonspille, Mohawk chief
Milton Born With A Tooth, activist
James Bourque, activist
Joseph Brant, Mohawk leader
Mary Brant, Mohawk leader
T. J. Burke, politician
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Douglas Cardinal, architect
Harold Cardinal, writer and political leader
Lorne Cardinal, actor
Tantoo Cardinal, actor
Kate Carmack, possible finder of the gold deposits in the Yukon
Nadine Caron, first female First Nations Canadian general surgeon
Dawson Charlie, co-discoverer of gold in the Yukon
Jonathan Cheechoo, ice hockey player
Chief Lady Bird, (aka Nancy King), Chippewa and Potawatomi artist, illustrator, educator and community activist
Byron Chief-Moon, Kainai Nation American-born actor
Matthew Coon Come, former NationalAssembly of First Nations
Harold Crowchild, last surviving Tsuu T'ina veteran of World War II
Crowfoot, Blackfoot chief
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)
Demasduit, one of the last Beothuk people
Andy de Jarlis, Métis fiddler
Paul DeVillers, politician
Bonnie Devine, Ojibway conceptual artist
Donnacona, chief of Stadacona site of present-day Quebec City
Armond Duck Chief, country singer-songwriter
Willie Dunn, filmmaker, folk musician, playwright and politician
Jeremy Dutcher, musician
Lillian Dyck, Canadian Senator
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Georges Erasmus, politician
Ron Evans, politician
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Gary Farmer (b. 1953), Cayuga actor and filmmaker
Jerry Fontaine, politician
Phil Fontaine, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
Rainbow Sun Francks, Plains Cree actor
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James Gabriel, Grand Chief of Kanesatake, Quebec
Jonathan Genest-Jourdain, politician
Dan George, actor and Salish chief
Dudley George, protester killed near Camp Ipperwash
Leela Gilday, Dene musician
James Gladstone, Canadian Senator
Michelle Good, writer and lawyer
Graham Greene, Oneida actor
Mary Greyeyes-Reid, first First Nations woman to join the Canadian Forces
Guujaaw, Haida, carver, musician and political activist
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John Harding (Sha ko hen the tha), chief of Kanesatake, Quebec
Elijah Harper, politician
Rinelle Harper, advocate for victims of violence
Jimmy Herman, actor
René Highway, dancer and actor
Tomson Highway, playwright, novelist, and children's author
Tom Hogan, Ojibway painter
Kaniehtiio Horn, actress
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Ilona Verley, Nlaka'pamux drag queen most known for competing in Canada's Drag Race
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Alex Janvier, Dene Suline-Saulteaux artist
Chief William Jeffrey, Tsimshian hereditary chief, activist and carver
Edward John, political leader
Mary John, Sr., leader of the Dakelh or Carrier people
Pauline Johnson, writer and performer
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