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About Chief Daniel Paul Geswanot Slohoot George
Chief Dan George was born with the names Geswanouth Slahoot (which was anglicized as Dan Slaholt) to a tribal chief on Burrard Indian Reserve No. 3 in North Vancouver. His last name was changed to George when he entered a mission boarding school at the age of 5, where the use of his native language was discouraged, if not forbidden.
After spending much of his early life as a longshoreman, a construction worker, and a school bus driver, Chief Dan George auditioned for the role of Ol' Antoine on Cariboo Country (1960), a CBC television series, and was offered the part. On the strength of his performance in the series, and after playing the same part in Smith! (1969) a Disney adaptation of one the show's episodes, based on "Breaking Smith's Quarterhorse" a novella by _Paul St. Pierre_ and starring Glenn Ford, he was asked to play Old Lodge Skins in Little Big Man (1970); this role led to a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1970. He continued to appear in a variety of films, and also became an accomplished stage actor.
Chief Dan George was the father of six children, Marie, Ann, Irene, Rose, Leonard and Robert. His wife, Amy, died in 1971, while he was preparing to go to Hollywood for the Oscar ceremonies
He became an influential speaker on the rights of the native peoples of North America. He died in 1981 on the same Indian Reserve where he was born.
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Chief Daniel Paul Geswanot Slohoot George's Timeline
| 1899 |
July 24, 1899
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Tsleil-Waututh, North Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| 1927 |
1927
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Burrard Indian Reserve, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| 1931 |
February 12, 1931
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Canada
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1946
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North Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| 1981 |
September 23, 1981
Age 82
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North Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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September 1981
Age 82
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Burrard Cemetery, North Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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