Eastmain, Quebec, Canada:
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.
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Christmas in the Clouds (2001) as Betty |
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Johnny Greyeyes (2000) as Shirley |
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Backroads (2000) as Ruby |
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Silent Tears (1997) as |
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Song of Hiawatha (1997) as 1st Old Woman |
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Place of the Boss: Utshimassits (1996) as Narrator |
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Medicine River (1993) as Candy |
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The Wake (1986) as |
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Johnny Tootall (2005) Director |
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Johnny Tootall (2005) Writer |
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In Shadow (2003) Director |
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Pikutiskaau (Mother Earth) (2003) Director |
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Backroads (2000) Director |
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Backroads (2000) Writer |
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Backroads (2000) Producer |
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Silent Tears (1997) Director |
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Silent Tears (1997) Writer |