Chief Dan George, OC (July 24, 1899–September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh, a Salish First Nations people located in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, also known as the Burrard Indian Band or Burrard Band, is a First Nations government in the Canadian Province This article is about the Salish/Salishan language For the Tacoma Washington neighborhood see Salishan Tacoma Washington. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people For other places with the same name see Burrard. Burrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal Fjord in southwestern British British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Chief George was also an Academy Award-nominated actor and an author. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
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Early years
Dan George was born as Geswanouth Slahoot on a First Nations reserve in North Vancouver. For the vast tract created by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in Canada and the United States see Indian Reserve (1763 In Canada This page is about the two distinct British Columbia municipalities that use the name and are often jointly referred to as "North Vancouver" His English name originally was Dan Slaholt. His last name was changed to George when he entered a residential school at the age of 5. George worked at a number of different jobs, including as a longshoreman, construction worker and school bus driver. He was chief of the Tsleil-Waututh from 1951 to 1963. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Acting career
In 1960, when he was already 60 years of age, he got his first job acting in a CBC Television series, Cariboo Country, as the character "Ol' Antoine". CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. Cariboo Country is a Canadian Television series which aired on CBC Television between July 2, 1960 and September 1960 He performed the same role in a Walt Disney Studios movie, Smith!, adapted from an episode in this series (based on Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse, a novella by Paul St. Pierre). Paul Saint Pierre (born October 14 1923) is a well-known journalist and author in British Columbia, Canada. At the age of 71, George won several awards for his role in the film Little Big Man, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Little Big Man is a 1970 film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 novel by Thomas Berger. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts He continued to act in other films, such as The Outlaw Josey Wales, Harry and Tonto, and Americathon, and on television, including a role in the miniseries Centennial, based on the book by James A. Michener. The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 revisionist Western movie set at the end of the American Civil War directed Harry and Tonto is a 1974 film directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Art Carney as Harry Coombes an elderly widower who is forced from his condemned Americathon (also known as Americathon 1998) is a 1979 comedy starring John Ritter, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert Centennial is a 12-episode American Television Miniseries that aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979 James Albert Michener ( February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles the majority of which
George acted the role of Rita Joe's father in George Ryga's stage play, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, in performances at Vancouver, the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and Washington. George Ryga ( July 27, 1932 &ndash November 18, 1987) was a Canadian playwright and novelist The National Arts Centre ( NAC) (in French: Le Centre national des arts ( CNA) is a centre for the performing arts located in Ottawa Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
During his acting career, Chief Dan George always worked to promote better understanding by non-aboriginals of the First Nations people. His soliloquy, Lament for Confederation (full text), a riveting indictment of the appropriation of native territory by white colonialism, was performed at the city of Vancouver's celebration of the Canadian centennial in 1967. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. This speech is credited with escalating native political activism in Canada, as well as touching off widespread pro-native sentiment among non-natives.
In 1971, George was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin
He died in Vancouver in 1981 at the age of 82. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal
His bibliography
- George, Dan, and Helmut Hirnschall. My Heart Soars. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1974. ISBN 0919654150
- George, Dan, and Helmut Hirnschall. My Spirit Soars. Surrey, B. C. , Canada: Hancock House, 1982. ISBN 0888391544
- Mortimer, Hilda, and Dan George. You Call Me Chief: Impressions of the Life of Chief Dan George. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1981. ISBN 0385048068
- George, Dan, and Helmut Hirnschall. The Best of Chief Dan George. Surrey, B. C. : Hancock House, 2003. ISBN 0888395442
Notable Family
- Lee Maracle (Granddaughter) - poet/author/activist/professor
- Columpa Bobb (Great-granddaughter) - actor/poet
Dedications
- Chief Dan George Middle School in Abbotsford, B. Lee Maracle (born July 2, 1950) is a Canadian First Nations poet and author Columpa C Bobb (born 1971 is a Canadian photographer actor playwright poet and teacher of Coastal Salish decent C. Known as "The Wolves".
- Chief Dan George Public School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
External links
- Lament for Confederation
- Chief Dan George at the Internet Movie Database
- Chief Dan George at Find A Grave
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