Saskatchewan-born actor and aboriginal activist Gordon Tootoosis has died at the age of 69 after a brief illness.
Tootoosis, a Cree from the Poundmaker First Nation, was one of the stars of CBC’s "North of 60" television series.
His long career ranged from the 1973 film "Alien Thunder" with Donald Sutherland and Chief Dan George to 1996’s "Legends of the Fall" with Brad Pitt.
Assembly of First Nations national Chief Shawn Atleo called Tootoosis a Cree and Canadian cultural icon.
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