Elijah Harper
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Elijah Harper was a Cree politician and Manitoba MLA whose refusal to support the Meech Lake Accord made him a prominent Indigenous rights advocate in Canada.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous rights activist
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human ⓘ member of provincial legislature ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
greater role for First Nations in constitutional negotiations
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recognition of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian Constitution ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiac failure ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-03-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-05-17 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Canadian parliamentary records
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Manitoba Legislative Assembly archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Residential school system in Manitoba ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
civil servant
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community leader ⓘ |
| honor |
National Aboriginal Achievement Award
NERFINISHED
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Order of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | holding an eagle feather while refusing unanimous consent for the Meech Lake Accord in the Manitoba Legislature ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Cree
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | New Democratic Party of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Indigenous rights movement in Canada ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for Indigenous rights in Canada
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opposition to the Meech Lake Accord ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| officeContested | Member of Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ottawa, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of Red Sucker Lake First Nation
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba ⓘ Minister of Northern Affairs (Manitoba) ⓘ Minister responsible for Native Affairs (Manitoba) ⓘ Minister without Portfolio (Manitoba) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| representedDistrict | Rupertsland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anita Olsen Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termStart | 1981 (as MLA for Rupertsland) ⓘ |
| workLocation | Winnipeg, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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