George Erasmus

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Officer_of_the_Order_of_Canada
gptkb:National_Aboriginal_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1948
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Dene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Erasmus
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for Indigenous rights in Canada
leadership during the Meech Lake Accord debate
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableWork co-chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activist
Indigenous people
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Fort_Resolution,_Northwest_Territories,_Canada
gptkbp:positionHeld National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
President of the Dene Nation
gptkbp:termEnd National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, 1991
President of the Dene Nation, 1983
gptkbp:termStart President of the Dene Nation, 1976
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, 1985
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indigenous_people
gptkb:Assembly_of_First_Nations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5