Gordon Tootoosis Family
Died 5 july 2011 in saskatoon sk.
Gordon tootoosis family. Gordon was born on oct. The cause of death was not immediately available but he was recently hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia. Celebrated actor gordon tootoosis has died a family member has confirmed to cbc news.
He starred with russell means in the popular disney film pocahontas in 1995. Tootoosis was a descendant of yellow mud blanket brother of the famous cree leader pitikwahanapiwiyin. His daughters alanna husband sidrick baker and disa.
He was of cree and stoney descent. Gordon tootoosis cm actor activist band chief born 25 october 1941 at poundmaker reserve near cutknife sk. He raised his kids in the nehiyaw way until they were taken into residential school.
Renowned as both an actor and an activist gordon tootoosis was born into a large family in saskatchewan canada in 1941. Gordon was predeceased by his daughter glynis and is survived by his wife irene. October 25 1941 july 5 2011.
Early life and family tootoosis was born on the poundmaker reserve in saskatchewan to mary theresa and john tootoosis. Gordon himself served as the chief of his band and as a vice president of fsin. Adopted daughters rebecca brady bertrille fox irene oaks patrice kautzman danielle thunderchild rene daoust thompson melanie favel and cathy moses.
They had three daughters glynis alanna and disa three sons lee winston bear and clint his adopted daughters rebecca brady bertrille fox patrice kautzman danielle thunderchild rene daoust thompson melanie favel and adopted son derek thompson. He was raised with 13 siblings 10 brothers and three sisters. Though tootoosis family lived a traditional cree lifestyle and were committed to preserving the culture of their native people he was removed from his home and taken to a government run residential school at a young age where he.
He was acclaimed for his commitment to preserving his culture and to telling his peoples stories. Rylan nelson sidrick baker jr mitchell aiyanna. 25 1941 on the poundmaker cree nation reserve in rural saskatchewan.
Adopted son derek thompson. He married irene seseequasis in 1965 and they had three daughters and two adopted sons. John tootoosis had a big family having 14 children and gordon being one of them.
Gordon tootoosis was a prolific actor and a fierce advocate of aboriginal rights and often combined both efforts with the roles he played. Gordon tootoosis cm october 25 1941 july 5 2011 was a first nations actor. Gordon tootoosis father john.
John was a native american activist and his grandfather was yellow mud blanket. He grew up in a close knit family but at the age of 13 was sent away to attend the thunderchild residential school also known as the delmas residential school 1 a roman catholic residential school located near north battleford saskatchewan.