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Jun 18, 2014 · Earlier this week, a top 10 Canadian heroes list emerged that failed to include any women or indigenous heroes. After hearing from our audience, CBC Aboriginal was inspired to ask, who are...
- ALANIS OBOMSAWIN. Not only is Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin one of the most important documentarians in Canada, she is also among the most acclaimed Indigenous directors in the world.
- KAWENNÁHERE DEVERY JACOBS. Acting wasn’t always in the cards for Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs. She grew up on Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, where she didn’t see a lot of acting roles for Indigenous women.
- TANTOO CARDINAL. If you’re a fan of movies and TV, we can pretty much guarantee that Tantoo Cardinal has popped up in something you love. We’re not joking: Street Legal, Dances With Wolves, Mohawk Girls and Netflix western Godless are just a few of the award-winning actor’s on-screen appearances.
- JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Jody Wilson-Raybould, who is a member of the We Wai Kai Nation and is also known by her traditional name, Puglaas, worked as a crown prosecutor in British Columbia and as an adviser at the B.C.
Role Models are people who are inspiring, admired and looked up to—people with exceptional personal characteristics. These personal characteristics cover a very broad range of behaviours, activities, attributes and beliefs, including: spiritual. sense of values. culturally connected. creative. artistic. athletic.
Jan 11, 2022 · Indigenous women have taken up causes that affect their families and communities. This article names some of the many Indigenous women activists in Canada who have effectively championed important causes. ( See also Indigenous Women’s Issues in Canada .) 1.
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The Civic-Indigenous Toolkit is based on an emerging body of work on Indigenous placekeeping and reimagining of cities, developed through Future Cities Canada and Evergreen.