Bonanza
1959
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Jun 28, 2017 · The Canadian Press. 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.
Aug 26, 2019 · NSN 50th. From the archives: Chief Dan George teaches understanding. Chief Dan George was a leader of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation as well as a beloved actor, musician, poet and author. He...
May 5, 2017 · Canada 2017 · Opinion. Has anything changed? Revisiting Chief Dan George's iconic 'Lament for Confederation' 'His poem records historical truths. Not only his truth, but the truth of...
Jun 12, 2017 · Vancouver Sun. Ironically, George was no longer chief of the Burrard Indian band when he made the speech — he had been voted out of office four years earlier. (The band is now known as the...
Jun 28, 2017 · 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." Canada 150: Chief Dan George's powerful Indigenous-rights speech, 50 years later | Canada's National Observer: Climate News
Chief Dan George (1899-1981), a member of the Coast Salish nation, gained fame as an actor relatively late in life. He is best remembered for his role as the Cheyenne elder, Old Lodge Skins, in the 1970 film Little Big Man alongside a young Dustin Hoffman.
