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- Born in North Vancouver on Aug. 18, 1946, George was the son of the late Chief Dan George and his wife Amy.
Dec 29, 2017 · Leonard Henry George was born in Vancouver on Aug. 18, 1946, the youngest of six children of Chief Dan George and his wife, the former Amy Jack, who was of the Musqueam nation.
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Dec 10, 2017 · The late Tsleil-Waututh leader and actor Leonard George (right) with his father, Chief Dan George, in the 1971 CBC drama, The Manipulators.
Chief Dan George OC (born Geswanouth Slahoot; July 24, 1899 – September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He also was an actor, musician, poet and author.
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 Leonard George - Also known as "Smoke Signals", Leonard George is the son of Chief Dan George. He became chief of the Burrard Indian Band after his father's death. Lee Maracle - The granddaughter of Chief Dan George, Lee Maracle was one of the first Canadian aboriginal people to be published in the early 1970s.
Chief Leonard George was born on 18 August 1946 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Smoke Signals (1998), Little Big Man (1970) and Chilly Dogs (2001). He was married to Susan.
