Chief Dan George

Chief Dan George OC
Born	Geswanouth Slahoot (1899-07-24)July 24, 1899 Tsleil-Waututh, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	September 23, 1981(1981-09-23) (aged 82) North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations	Author poet actor
Years active	1951–1981
Relatives	Lee Maracle (granddaughter) Charlene Aleck (granddaughter) Joan Phillip (granddaughter) Columpa Bobb (great-granddaughter)

Chief Dan George OC (born Geswanouth Slahoot; July 24, 1899 – September 23, 1981) was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He also was an actor, musician, poet and author. The Chief's best-known written work is "My Heart Soars".^[1] As an actor, he is best remembered for portraying Old Lodge Skins opposite Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and for his role in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), as Lone Watie, opposite Clint Eastwood.