Shirley Cheechoo
Shirley Cheechoo CM (Cree: ᔒᓕᒋᒍ born 1952) is a Canadian Cree actress, writer, producer, director, and visual artist, best known for her solo-voice or monodrama play Path With No Moccasins, as well as her work with De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig theatre group. Her first break came in 1985 when she was cast on the CBC's first nations TV series Spirit Bay, and later, in 1997, she found a role on the CBC's TV series The Rez. She was named chancellor of Brock University in July 2015,[1] the institution's first female and first aboriginal chancellor.
Christmas in the Clouds
as BettyA classic comedy of mistaken identity and romance set during the holiday season at a ski resort...
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as RubyA lawyer returns to her Cree reservation to defend her sister against murder charges.
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as NarratorIn the '60s, the Mushuau Innu had to abandon their 6,000-year nomadic culture and settle in...
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