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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.

• Eastmain, Quebec, Canada • 10 titles

Known For

Known For

Movie•1997

Silent Tears

Movie•1986

The Wake

Place of the Boss: Utshimassits
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Movie•1996

Place of the Boss: Utshimassits

Movie•2003

Pikutiskaau (Mother Earth)

In Shadow
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Movie•2003

In Shadow

Backroads
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Movie•2000

Backroads

Movie•2005

Johnny Tootall

Johnny Greyeyes
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Movie•2000

Johnny Greyeyes

Song of Hiawatha
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Movie•1997

Song of Hiawatha

Christmas in the Clouds
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Movie•2001

Christmas in the Clouds