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Shirley Cheechoo

Overview

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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Acting
2001 Christmas in the Clouds Actor Betty 59
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2000 Backroads Actor Ruby N/A
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1996 Place of the Boss: Utshimassits Actor Narrator N/A
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Directing
2005 Johnny Tootall Directing Director N/A
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2003 In Shadow Directing Director N/A
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2003 Pikutiskaau (Mother Earth) Directing Director N/A
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2000 Backroads Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2005 Johnny Tootall Writing Writer N/A
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2000 Backroads Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2000 Backroads Production Producer N/A
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