A Canadian actor of Cree and Stoney descent, Gordon Tootosis made his film debut in the western film _Alien Thunder .
He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on October 29, 2004 for his services to performing arts in Canada.
Is the son of John Tootoosis, one of the founders of the National Indian Brotherhood and former head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN).
Is a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Pitikwahanapiwiyin.
(June 2007) Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada
