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Birthplace: Eastmain, Quebec, Canada
Gender: Female
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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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2001-01-21 | Christmas in the Clouds | Betty |
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2000-08-21 | Johnny Greyeyes | Shirley |
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2000-01-19 | Backroads | Ruby |
| 1997-09-18 | Silent Tears | ||
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1997-05-31 | Song of Hiawatha | 1st Old Woman |
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1993-01-01 | Medicine River | Candy |
| 1986-01-01 | The Wake |