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Officer of the Order of Canada
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q577606 · wikidata
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Chief Dan George
1899-07-24 – 1981-09-23
Life & Legacy
Chief Dan George (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. The Chief's best-known written work is My Heart Soars. As an actor, he is best remembered for portraying Old Lodge Skins opposite Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and for his role in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), as Lone Watie, opposite Clint Eastwood.
Occupation & Career
film actor, traditional leader or chief, poet, autobiographer, television actor, actor, prose writer
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Officer of the Order of Canada
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Officer of the Order of Canada
Organizations & Memberships
Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q577606 — wikidata View source
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