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Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, actor (1899–1981)

For the Welsh rugby player, see Dan George (rugby union).

Chief Dan GeorgeOC (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.

Early years

Born as Geswanouth Slahoot in North Vancouver,^[2] his English name was originally Dan Slaholt. The surname was changed to George when he ente