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Aug 12, 2007 · Dan George, OC, Tsleil-Waututh actor, poet, public speaker (born 24 July 1899 on the Burrard Indian Reserve No. 3 in BC; died 23 September 1981 in North Vancouver, BC). By his film roles and personal appearances, Dan George helped improve the popular image of Indigenous people, often represented in stereotypical ways.
Jun 28, 2017 · VANCOUVER – Leonard George remembers the first time he heard his father, Chief Dan George, deliver his moving and prophetic speech on Indigenous rights, “A Lament for Confederation.” It was 1967 and the acclaimed actor and former Tsleil-Waututh chief was set to speak at Canada’s centennial celebration in Vancouver.
Chief Dan George was many things. He was an actor. He was a dancer. He was an athlete. He was a poet. But more than anything, he was a spokesperson and a champion for his people throughout his life. Dan George was born Geswanouth Slahoot on the Burrard Indigenous Reserve on July 24, 1899.
May 5, 2017 · Chief Dan George was an actual chief of the Tsleil-Waututh from 1951 to 1963. He is most remembered for his poetry book My Heart Soars and his role as Old Lodge Skins playing opposite...
Aug 19, 2023 · The West Vancouver-born Elder became an overnight sensation for his Oscar-nominated role in Little Big Man, but he expanded on his acting career as an author, poet, recording artist, public...
Chief Dan (Teswahno) George was an actor born on Burrard Indian Reserve No. 3, British Columbia, in 1899. To most Canadians he is the first well-known Indigenous artist. Until he was 60 he had done a series of jobs and was the chief of the Squamish Band of Burrard Inlet, BC.
Sep 5, 2022 · Chief Dan George appeared in many television, movie and stage productions in which he worked to promote a better understanding of First Nations people. Although focused on Dan George, the exhibition also delves into significant events in the First Nations rights movement in BC and Canada.
