William Commanda
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William Commanda OC (November 11, 1913 – August 3, 2011) (Algonquin name: Ojshigkwanàng, normally written Ojigkwanong, meaning "Morning Star") was an Algonquin elder, spiritual leader, and promoter of environmental stewardship. Commanda served as Band Chief of the Kitigàn-zìbì Anishinàbeg First Nation near Maniwaki, Quebec, from 1951 to 1970. In his life, he worked as a guide, a trapper and woodsman, and was a skilled craftsman and artisan who excelled at constructing birch bark canoes. He was Keeper of several Algonquin wampum shell belts, which held records of prophecies, history, treaties and agreements. In 2008, Commanda was appointed to the rank of officer of the Order of Canada.
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William Commanda OC (11 novembre 1913 - 3 août 2011) (nom algonquin : Ojshigkwanàng, normalement écrit Ojigkwanong, signifiant « Étoile du matin ») était un aîné algonquin, un chef spirituel et un promoteur de la gérance de l'environnement.
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William Commanda
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William Commanda
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William Commanda
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William Commanda, Algonquin Elder 1913-2011
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Spiritual leader; band chief 1951–1970; promoter of environmental stewardship
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Officer of the Order of Canada
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Chief, Kitigàn-zìbì Anishinàbeg First Nation
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William Commanda OC (11 novembre 1913 - 3 août 2011) (nom algonquin : Ojshigkwanàng, normalement écrit Ojigkwanong, signifiant « Étoile du matin ») était un aîné algonquin, un chef spirituel et un promoteur de la gérance de l'environnement. Commanda a été chef de bande de la Première Nation Kitigàn-zìbì Anishinàbeg près de Maniwaki, au Québec, de 1951 à 1970. Au cours de sa vie, il a travaillé comme guide, trappeur et bûcheron, et était un artisan doué qui excellait dans la construction de canots d'écorce de bouleau. Il était le gardien de plusieurs ceintures de coquillages wampum algonquines, qui contenaient des archives de prophéties, d'histoire, de traités et d'accords. En 2008, Commanda a été nommé officier de l'Ordre du Canada.
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William Commanda OC (November 11, 1913 – August 3, 2011) (Algonquin name: Ojshigkwanàng, normally written Ojigkwanong, meaning "Morning Star") was an Algonquin elder, spiritual leader, and promoter of environmental stewardship. Commanda served as Band Chief of the Kitigàn-zìbì Anishinàbeg First Nation near Maniwaki, Quebec, from 1951 to 1970. In his life, he worked as a guide, a trapper and woodsman, and was a skilled craftsman and artisan who excelled at constructing birch bark canoes. He was Keeper of several Algonquin wampum shell belts, which held records of prophecies, history, treaties and agreements. In 2008, Commanda was appointed to the rank of officer of the Order of Canada.
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Officer of theOrder of Canada
