List of First Nations actors
This is a list of Canadian First Nations actors.
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- Cara Gee
- Chief Dan George, Salish – nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Little Big Man
- Graham Greene, Oneida - nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Dances with Wolves
- Michael Greyeyes, Plains Cree
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- Jimmy Herman, Dene, Chipewyan
- René Highway, Cree
- Kaniehtiio Horn, Mohawk
- Duane Howard
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- Tom Jackson, Cree, Métis - known for his role of Billy Twofeathers on Shining Time Station and Peter Kenidi on North of 60
- Kawennahere Devery Jacobs, Mohawk
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- Margo Kane, Cree, Saulteaux
- Tina Keeper, Cree
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- Sean Wei Mah, Plains Cree[3]
- Cheri Maracle
- Glen Meadmore
- Billy Merasty, Cree
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- Bronson Pelletier, Cree
- Wilma Pelly, Saulteaux
- Tahmoh Penikett, White River First Nation
- Jennifer Podemski, Saulteaux
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- Duke Redbird, Ojibwe
- Alex Rice, Mohawk
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- Buffy Ste. Marie, Plains Cree
- August Schellenberg, Mohawk, Métis
- Eric Schweig, Inuvialuit, Chippewa, Dene – nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, The Last of the Mohicans
- Jay Silverheels, Mohawk - known for his role of Tonto on The Lone Ranger
- Roseanne Supernault, Cree/Métis
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Métis and Inuit
A number of Canadian actors also have Métis or Inuvialuit/Inuit heritage. These are not considered First Nations, but as distinct aboriginal peoples.
Notes
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- ↑ "On stage: Agokwe". Xtra!, September 25, 2008.
- ↑ Geocities webpage
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