Shirley Cheechoo
Shirley Cheechoo  | |
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Cheechoo in 2022  | |
| Born | 1952 (age 72–73) | 
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, producer, director & visual artist, chancellor | 
| Spouse | Blake Debassige | 
Shirley Cheechoo CM (Cree: ᔒᓕᒋᒍ; born 1952) is a Canadian Cree actress, writer, producer, director, and visual artist, best known for her solo-voice or monodrama play Path With No Moccasins, as well as her work with De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig theatre group. Her first break came in 1985 when she was cast on the CBC's first nations TV series Spirit Bay, and later, in 1997, she found a role on the CBC's TV series The Rez.
She was named chancellor of Brock University in July 2015, the institution's first female and first aboriginal chancellor. She held the position to 2020.