1913 - 2011
William Commanda Canadian Artist
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Commanda
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| Birthday |
11th November, 1913
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| Birthplace |
Kitigàn-zìbì, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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| Died |
3rd August, 2011
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation |
Artist
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William Commanda OC (November 11, 1913 – August 3, 2011) (Algonquin name: Ojshigkwanàng, normally written Ojigkwanong, meaning "Morning Star") was an Algonquin elder, spiritual leader, and promoter of environmental stewardship. Commanda served as Band Chief of the Kitigàn-zìbì Anishinàbeg First Nation near Maniwaki, Quebec, from 1951 to 1970. In his life, he worked as a guide, a trapper and woodsman, and was a skilled craftsman and artisan who excelled at constructing birch bark canoes. He was Keeper of several Algonquin wampum shell belts, which held records of prophecies, history, treaties and agreements. In 2008, Commanda was appointed to the rank of officer of the Order of Canada.
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