Other Notable People
- Janice Acoose, author, of Sakimay (Saulteaux) and Ninankawe Marival Métis ancestry
- Nathaniel Arcand, actor
- Irene Bedard, actress
- Mary Katherine Campbell, former Miss America pageant titleholder
- Harold Cardinal, writer, political leader, teacher, and lawyer
- Lorne Cardinal, actor
- Tantoo Cardinal, actor
- Jonathan Cheechoo, NHL hockey player
- Theoren Fleury, retired NHL hockey player, humanitarian, spokesperson, and author
- Edward Gamblin, musician
- Michael Greyeyes, actor
- Tomson Highway, playwright, librettist of the first Cree-language opera
- Tyson Houseman, actor
- Cody Lightning, actor
- Wilton Littlechild, lawyer, former Member of Parliament
- Delia Opekokew, lawyer and activist
- Bronson Pelletier, actor
- Romeo Saganash, Member of Parliament for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Quebec
- Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer
- Cree Summer, singer/actress
- Richard Throssel (1882–1933), photographer
- Michelle Thrush, actor
- Gordon Tootoosis, actor
- Shania Twain, singer
- Alfred Young Man (b. 1948), educator, writer, curator, artist
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