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  • Harold Cardican - Canadian Encyclopedia
    Harold Cardinal, Cree chief, lawyer, author (born on 27 January 1945 in High Prairie, AB; died on 3 June 2005 in Edmonton, AB). An Indigenous rights activist, Cardinal was a leader in the movement against the 1969 White Paper, which sought to do away with Indian Status and treaty rights. Cardinal was actively involved in Indigenous politics for much of his life and is remembered as a strong and inspirational leader.
  • Harold Cardinal - UXL Biographies
    Harold Cardinal, a charismatic Cree tribal leader and author, presided over the Indian Association of Alberta, Canada, as a young man in the 1970s. His 1969 book, The Unjust Society: The Tragedy of Canada's Indians, had a powerful effect on public opinion about the rights of indigenous people. As a politician and a writer, Cardinal has effectively fought against the Canadian government's attempts to take away the rights to land and self-government granted by treaty to Canada's First Nations.
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    Harold Cardinal (1945 - 2005)

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    Born in High Prairie, Alberta, Canada

    Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

    [sibling(s) unknown]

    [spouse(s) unknown]

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    Died at age 60in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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    Biography

    Harold Cardinal was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Cree Nation.

    Harold was born in 1945 on Sucker Creek Reserve to Frank Cardinal and Agnes Cunningham.

    In 1968, he was elected president of the Indian Association of Alberta, its youngest president. During his nine terms in office (1968-77), Cardinal initiated many programs to affirm Indigenous culture and traditions.

    In 1969, the federal government released the Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy (aka The White Paper). It proposed the elimination of separate legal status for Indigenous people in Canada (i.e., Indian Status) and called for their assimilation into mainstream Canadian society. Cardinal and the Indian Association of A

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    Harold Cardinal

    Canadian politician

    For the fictional character, see Harold Cardinal (Person of Interest).

    Harold Cardinal (January 27, 1945 – June 3, 2005) was a Cree writer, political leader, teacher, negotiator, and lawyer.[1] Throughout his career he advocated, on behalf of all First Nation peoples, for the right to be "the red tile in the Canadian mosaic."

    Cardinal was a lifelong student of First Nations law as practised by Cree and other Aboriginal Elders; he complimented this with extensive study of law in mainstream educational institutions. He was also a mentor and inspiration to many Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students, professionals, and political leaders.

    He died of lung cancer in 2005 at the age of 60.

    Early life and education

    Cardinal was born in High Prairie, Alberta to Frank and Agnes (Cunningham) Cardinal. He grew up on the Sucker Creek Reserve. He attended high school in Edmonton, and studied sociology at St. Patrick's College in Ottawa, now a part of Carleton University.[2]

    Political career

    Cardinal's

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