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Shirley Cheechoo
Biography
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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Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Christmas in the Clouds | Betty |
| 2000 | Backroads | Ruby |
| 1997 | Song of Hiawatha | 1st Old Woman |
| 1996 | Place of the Boss: Utshimassits | Narrator |
| 1986 | The Wake |
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