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{{short description|List of Canadian actors/actresses who are First Nations, Métis or Inuit}}
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This is a list of '''Canadian actors/actresses who are [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]], [[Métis people|Métis]] or [[Inuit]]'''.
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==A==
* [[Evan Adams]], [[Coast Salish]]
* [[Paulina Alexis]] ([[Alexis Nakota]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Paulina Alexis: Willie Jack |url=https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/reservation-dogs/cast/paulina-alexis-whillie-jack |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=Reservation Dogs: Cast and Crew |agency=FX}}</ref>)
* [[Allakariallak]], [[Inuit]]
* [[Nathaniel Arcand]], [[Plains Cree people|Plains Cree]]
* [[Gerald Auger]], [[Woodland Cree]]
* [[Lise-Yolande Awashish]], Atikamekw

==B==
* [[Adam Beach]], [[Saulteaux]]
* [[Tara Beagan]], [[Nlakaʼpamux]]
* [[Tanaya Beatty]], [[Daʼnaxdaʼxw Nation|Awaetlatla]] 
* [[Rykko Bellemare]], [[Atikamekw]]
* [[Kwena Bellemare-Boivin]]
* [[Morris Birdyellowhead]], [[Paul Band|Paul First Nation]] 
* [[Ryan Rajendra Black]]
* [[Julian Black Antelope]], Cree/Métis/Blackfoot
* [[Ta'Kaiya Blaney]], [[Tla'amin Nation]]
* [[Cherish Violet Blood]], Kainai
* [[Columpa Bobb]], [[Tsleil-Waututh First Nation|Tsleil-Waututh]]<ref>John Goodman, [https://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/theatre/columpa-bobb-comes-full-circle-at-firehall-arts-centre-1.23089952 "Columpa Bobb comes full circle at Firehall Arts Centre"]. ''North Shore News'', November 9, 2017.</ref>
* [[Sonia Boileau]], Mohawk
* [[Tina Louise Bomberry]], [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]]  
* [[Eugene Brave Rock]], [[Kainai Nation|Kainai]]
* [[Joe Buffalo]], Cree<ref>Kyle Muzyka, [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/how-indigenous-skateboarders-use-their-boards-for-creative-expression-and-land-reclamation-1.5755310/joe-buffalo-survived-residential-school-then-he-became-a-professional-skateboarder-1.5757160 "Joe Buffalo survived residential school. Then he became a professional skateboarder"]. ''[[Unreserved]]'', October 9, 2020.</ref>

==C==
* [[Ashley Callingbull-Burnham|Ashley Callingbull]], Cree
* [[Cliff Cardinal]], Cree/[[Lakota people|Lakota]]
* [[Imajyn Cardinal]], Cree
* [[Lorne Cardinal]], Cree
* [[Tantoo Cardinal]], Cree, [[Métis in Canada|Métis]]
* [[Shirley Cheechoo]], Cree
* [[Byron Chief-Moon]]
* [[Braeden Clarke]], Cree
* [[George Clutesi]], [[Tseshaht First Nation|Tseshaht]]

==D==
* [[Chief Dan George|Dan George]], Tsleil-Waututh
* [[Darrell Dennis]], [[Secwepemc|Shuswap]]
* [[Grace Dove]], Shuswap

==F==
* [[Meegwun Fairbrother]], Ojibwe
* [[Gary Farmer]] ([[Grand River Cayuga]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=McIntosh |first1=Andrew |title=Gary Farmer |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gary-dale-farmer |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref>)
* [[Waawaate Fobister]], [[Ojibwe]]<ref>Lindsay Raining Bird, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/waawaate-fobister-reclaims-first-nations-two-spirited-traditions-1.2709297 "Waawaate Fobister reclaims First Nations two-spirited traditions"]. CBC Indigenous, July 17, 2014.</ref> 
* [[Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao]], Innu<ref>Sylvain Turcotte, [https://lenord-cotier.com/2022/08/02/sharon-fontaine-ishpatao-se-plait-a-jouer/ "Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao se plaît à jouer"]. ''Le Nord-Côtier'', August 2, 2022.</ref>
* [[Cree Summer|Cree Summer Francks]], Plains Cree (adopted) 
* [[Rainbow Sun Francks]], Plains Cree (adopted)

==G==
* [[Cara Gee]], Ojibwe
* [[Chief Dan George]], [[Coast Salish peoples|Salish]] – nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for Best Supporting Actor, ''[[Little Big Man (film)|Little Big Man]]''
* [[Glen Gould]], Mi'kmaq
* [[Danis Goulet]] (Cree/Métis<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lillie |first1=Vanessa |title='Reservation Dogs' Reminded Me That I Carry My Native Community with Me |url=https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/05/sterlin-harjo-deer-lady-reservation-dogs-finale-vanessa-lillie |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=WBUR |date=October 5, 2023 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919094012/https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/05/sterlin-harjo-deer-lady-reservation-dogs-finale-vanessa-lillie |url-status=live }}</ref>)
* [[Graham Greene (actor)|Graham Greene]] ([[Oneida people|Oneida]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aleiss |first1=Angela |title=From Lillian St. Cyr to Lily Gladstone: A Brief History of Hollywood Honoring Native Talent |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/lillian-st-cyr-lily-gladstone-history-hollywood-honoring-native-talent-1235710307/ |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 December 2023}}</ref>) - nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, ''[[Dances with Wolves]]''
* [[Douglas Grégoire]], Innu
* [[Yamie Grégoire]], Innu
* [[Michael Greyeyes]], Plains Cree
* [[Max Gros-Louis]], [[Wyandot people|Huron-Wendat]]

==H==
* [[Dakota Ray Hebert]], [[Dene]]
* [[Jimmy Herman]], [[Dene]], [[Chipewyan people|Chipewyan]] 
* [[René Highway]], Cree
* [[Zoe Hopkins]], [[Heiltsuk]], Mohawk
* [[Kaniehtiio Horn]] (Kahnawà:ke Mohawk<ref name="lillie">{{cite news |last1=Lillie |first1=Vanessa |title='Reservation Dogs' Reminded Me That I Carry My Native Community with Me |url=https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/05/sterlin-harjo-deer-lady-reservation-dogs-finale-vanessa-lillie |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=WBUR |date=October 5, 2023 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919094012/https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10/05/sterlin-harjo-deer-lady-reservation-dogs-finale-vanessa-lillie |url-status=live }}</ref>)
* [[Dakota House]], Cree
* [[Duane Howard]], [[Nuu-chah-nulth]]

==I==
* [[Johnny Issaluk]], [[Inuit]]
* [[Madeline Ivalu]], Inuit<ref name=mythic>"A mythic tale of symbolism; Before Tomorrow the story of an old woman and a young boy on their own in Arctic". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', May 22, 2009.</ref>
* [[Paul-Dylan Ivalu]], Inuit<ref name=mythic/>

==J==
* [[Tom Jackson (actor)|Tom Jackson]], Cree, Métis - known for his role of Billy Twofeathers on ''[[Shining Time Station]]'' and Peter Kenidi on ''[[North of 60]]''
* [[Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs]] (Kahnawà:ke Mohawk<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valdez |first1=Ysenia |title=Devery Jacobs Sees the Bigger Picture |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/new-hollywood-2022-devery-jacobs |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=Teen Vogue |date=14 March 2022}}</ref>)
* [[Ellyn Jade]], Ojibwe

==K==
* [[Jean-Luc Kanapé]], Innu
* [[Margo Kane]], Cree, Saulteaux 
* [[Tina Keeper]], Cree
* [[Kiawentiio]], Mohawk
* [[Asivak Koostachin]], Cree/Inuk
* [[Jules Arita Koostachin]], Cree
* [[Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat]], Cree

==L==
* [[Anna Lambe]], [[Inuit]]
* [[Tina Lameman]], Cree<ref>Rob McKinley, [https://www.stalberttoday.ca/beyond-local/movie-premiere-this-month-features-talented-local-actress-2751779 "Movie premiere this month features talented local actress"]. ''St. Albert Today'', September 29, 2020.</ref>
* [[Craig Lauzon]], Ojibwe
* [[Jani Lauzon]], Ojibwe, Cree
* [[George Leach (musician)|George Leach]], [[St'at'imc|Lillooet]] 
* [[Phillip Lewitski]], Mohawk
* [[Cody Lightning]] ([[Samson Cree Nation]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Cody Lightning's mockumentary Hey, Viktor! pokes fun at his child star upbringing |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/cody-lightning-s-mockumentary-hey-viktor-pokes-fun-at-his-child-star-upbringing-1.7143586 |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=CBC |date=15 March 2024}}</ref>)
* [[Crystle Lightning]], Cree
* [[Georgina Lightning]], Cree
* [[Kevin Loring]], [[Nlaka'pamux]] 
* [[Wendy Lumby]], [[Swan Lake Ojibway]]

==M==
* [[Cheri Maracle]], Mohawk<ref>{{cite web |title=Spotlight On: Cheri Maracle |url=https://ontariopresents.ca/blog/spotlight-cheri-maracle |website=Ontario Presents |accessdate=2 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[Gail Maurice]], Métis<ref name=smudge>"Canadian aboriginal filmmaker en route to Sundance with Smudge". ''[[Times & Transcript]]'', January 20, 2006.</ref>
* [[Sera-Lys McArthur]], [[Nakota]]/[[Assiniboine]] [[Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation]]<ref name="ikso">{{cite news|title= Indigenous Women Iksokapi profile: Sera-Lys McArthur |url=https://www.iksokapimagazine.com/2015/02/16/sera-lys-mcarthur/|publisher= iksokapimagazine.com |date=February 16, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Glen Meadmore]]
* [[Andrea Menard]], [[Métis in Canada|Metis]]
* [[Billy Merasty]], Cree
* [[Steven Cree Molison]], Cree/Métis<ref>Matthew Mallon, [https://edgenorth.ca/article/the-many-roles-of-steven-cree-molison "The Many Roles of Steven Cree Molison"]. ''Edge North'', September 6, 2016.</ref>
* [[Carmen Moore]]

==N==
*[[Violet Nelson]], Kwakwakaʼwakw
*[[Jacques Newashish]], Atikamekw
*[[Paul Nutarariaq]], Inuit, Ojibwe, Cree

==O==
*[[Brandon Oakes]], Mohawk
*[[Joshua Odjick]], Algonquin
*[[Oshim Ottawa]], Atikamekw
*[[Joel Oulette]], Cree/Métis<ref>Aruna Dutt, [https://www.cbc.ca/television/trickster/how-this-young-canadian-star-went-straight-from-high-school-to-making-history-on-tv-1.5760801 "How this young Canadian star went straight from high school to 'making history' on TV"]. [[CBC News]], October 14, 2020.</ref>

==P== 
* [[Bronson Pelletier]], Cree 
* [[Wilma Pelly]], Saulteaux
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]], [[White River First Nation]]
* [[Jennifer Podemski]] ([[Muscowpetung Saulteaux]] descent<ref>{{cite news |last1=Podemski |first1=Jennifer |title=You Can't Really Be Half of Anything |url=https://arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/you-cant-really-be-half-of-anything/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |work=Arcade |date=November 26, 2024 |archive-date=January 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109023850/https://arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/you-cant-really-be-half-of-anything/ |url-status=live }}</ref>)
* [[Sarah Podemski]] ([[Muscowpetung Saulteaux]] descent<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Forrest |title=Sarah Podemski - Celebrating Indigenous Content & Perspectives |url=https://www.jejunemagazine.com/home/sarah-podemski |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=Jejune Magazine |date=18 May 2021}}</ref>)
* [[Tamara Podemski]] ([[Muscowpetung Saulteaux]] descent<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leydon |first1=Joe |title=Sheriff Joy Hawk will be doing her own share of time-tripping in Season 2. Tamara Podemski talks Outer Range. |url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2024/05/ci-qa-tamara-dobson-of-open-range/ |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=Cowboys & Indians |date=15 May 2025}}</ref>)
* [[Michael Podemski-Bedard]] (Muscowpetung Saulteaux descent<ref>{{cite news |last1=Podemski |first1=Jennifer |title=You Can't Really Be Half of Anything |url=https://arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/you-cant-really-be-half-of-anything/ |access-date=11 March 2025|work=Arcade |date=November 26, 2024 |archive-date=January 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109023850/https://arcade.kofflerarts.org/article/you-cant-really-be-half-of-anything/ |url-status=live }}</ref>)

==R==
* [[Paul Rabliauskas]], Anishinaabe
* [[Justin Rain]], Cree
* [[Duke Redbird]], Ojibwe
* [[Alex Rice]], Mohawk

==S==
* [[Samian (rapper)|Samian]], [[Abitibiwinni First Nation|Abitibiwinni]] 
* [[August Schellenberg]], Mohawk, Métis  
* [[Eric Schweig]], [[Inuvialuk people|Inuvialuit]], [[Ojibwe|Chippewa]], [[Dene]]
* [[Marika Sila]], [[Inuvialuk people|Inuvialuit]]
* [[Jay Silverheels]], Mohawk - known for his role of Tonto on ''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'' 
* [[Bernard Starlight]], [[Tsuutʼina Nation]] 
* [[Michelle St. John]], Cree 
* [[Roseanne Supernault]], Cree/Métis

==T==
* [[Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers]], Blackfoot-Sami
* [[Michelle Thrush]], Cree
* [[Gordon Tootoosis]], Cree, [[Nakoda (Stoney)|Stoney]] - best known for his role of Albert Golo on ''[[North of 60]]''
* [[Billy Two Rivers]], Mohawk

==U==
* [[Natar Ungalaaq]], Inuit

==W==
* [[Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie]], Algonquin<ref>[https://www.ledroit.com/arts/cinema/le-tremplin-de-jacob-whiteduck-lavoie-9c6167d56d97a3581094fe26fc037037 "Le tremplin de Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie"]. ''[[Le Droit]]'', March 22, 2019.</ref>
* [[D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai]] (Oji-Cree<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wild |first1=Elyse |title='Reservation Dogs' Star D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai Brings MMIP to Emmy's |url=https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/reservation-dogs-star-d-pharaoh-woon-a-tai-brings-mmip-to-emmy-s |access-date=March 9, 2025 |work=Native News Online |date=September 16, 2024 |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114152740/https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/reservation-dogs-star-d-pharaoh-woon-a-tai-brings-mmip-to-emmy-s |url-status=live }}</ref>)

==Y==
* [[John Yesno|Johnny Yesno]], Ojibwe<ref name="Meili">{{cite web |url=https://windspeaker.com/news/footprints/obediah-johnny-yesno-was-bitten-by-the-acting-bug |title=Obediah Johnny Yesno was bitten by the acting bug |first=Dianne |last=Meili |website=windspeaker.com |accessdate=November 23, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Native American actors]] (U.S. actors)
*[[Indian Actors Association]]
*[[Indian Actors Workshop]]

==References==
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