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- Gordon Tootoosis
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- October 25, 1941
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- 84 years
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- Scorpio
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- 🇨🇦 Canada
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- Actor
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Biography
Gordon Tootoosis is 84 years old, an actor, from Canada.
Gordon Tootoosis (October 25, 1941 – July 5, 2011) was a First Nations actor of Cree and Stoney descent. Tootoosis was a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Poundmaker. He was acclaimed for his commitment to preserving his culture and to telling his people's stories. He once said, "Leadership is about submission to duty, not elevation to power." He served as a founding member of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company.
Tootoosis offered encouragement, support and training to aspiring Aboriginal actors. He served as a leading Cree activist both as a social worker and as a band chief.
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