The Manitoba Connection

Answer Key

All possible Aboriginal role models from the list are identified below with one statement provided about each person as a role model. A connection to Manitoba is also stated below each person's name.

Name of Aboriginal Role Model / What Makes this Person a Role Model
Female #1: Angela Chalmers
-Grew up near Brandon, MB / 1992 Olympic bronze medal winner (3000 m. distance run) in Barcelona, Spain
Female #2: Susan Aglukark
-Born in Churchill, MB / Inuit musician (singer, songwriter, and award-winning recording artist)
Female #3: Judith Bartlett
-Born and raised in Herb Lake, MB / Medical doctor and researcher
Female #4: Tina Keeper
-Has lived in northern MB and Winnipeg / Award winning actress, film director
Female #5: Verna Kirkness
-Originally from FisherRiver First Nation, MB / Award winning educator, Aboriginal education advocate, author
Female #6: Mary Richard
-Grew up in Camperville, MB / Promoter of community development, Native languages and cultural projects
Female #7: Lisa Meeches
-Has family ties to Long Plain First Nation, MB / Television host (The Sharing Circle)
Male #1: Murray Sinclair
-Born at Old St. Peter's reserve north of Selkirk, MB / Manitoba's first Aboriginal judge
Male #2: Arnold Asham
-Owner, Asham Curling Supplies, Winnipeg, MB / Business entrepreneur
Male #3: Ray St. Germain
-Manitoba resident / Singer, performer, host of television and radio programs
Male #4: Douglas Cardinal
- Designed the Circle of Life Thunderbird House in Winnipeg, MB / World-renowned architect
Male #5: George Hickes
-Grew up in Churchill, MB / Member and Speaker of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly
Male #6: Theoren Fleury
-Originally from Russell, MB / Member of Canada's 2002 Winter Olympic hockey team
Male #7: Yvon Dumont
-Originally from St. Laurent, MB / Manitoba's 21st Lieutenant Governor
Male #8: Jordin Tootoo
-Born in Churchill, MB / First Inuit hockey player drafted by the NHL
Male #9: Adam Beach
-Born at Lake Manitoba First Nation, MB and lived in Winnipeg / Actor (Played major role in Windtalkers, a 2002 Hollywood movie)

List of Choices

Chantal Kreviazuk Douglas Cardinal Gary Doer Peter Jordan

Angela Chalmers Dominique Bosshart Judith Bartlett Jordin Tootoo

Fred Penner Maureen Hancharyk Tina Keeper Verna Kirkness

Susan Thompson George Hickes Sylvia Kuzyk Adam Beach

Murray Sinclair Peter Liba Yvon Dumont Roseanne Wowchuk

Arnold Asham Theoren Fleury Burton Cummings Mary Richard

Ray St. Germain Susan AglukarkMonty Hall Lisa Meeches

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