Belcourt (surname)

	Belcourt (surname) Belcourt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Christi Belcourt (born 1966), Canadian artist Émile Belcourt (1926–2017), Canadian operatic tenor Georges-Antoine Belcourt (1803–1874), Canadian Jesuit missionary and priest Gordon Belcourt (1945–2013), Native American leader Michael Belcourt (born 1964), Canadian cyclist Napoléon Belcourt (1860–1932), Canadian politician, lawyer and legal scholar Shane Belcourt (born 1972), Canadian writer and film director Tim Belcourt Timothy E. Belcourt (born July 4, 1962 in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian curler, and a . Awards Canadian Curling Hall of Fame: 1991 Curl Manitoba Hall of Fame: 1991 Springwater Sports Heritage Hall Of Fame: 2014 Teams Pe ... (born 1962), Canadian curler Tony Belcourt (born 1943), Canadian politician and film director {{surname, Belcourt Métis culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Christi Belcourt Christi Marlene Belcourt (born September 24, 1966) is a Métis visual artist and author living and working in Canada. She is best known for her acrylic paintings which depict floral patterns inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork art. Belcourt's work often focuses on questions around identity, culture, place and divisions within communities. Biography Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Christi Belcourt is the daughter of national Métis rights activist Tony Belcourt and Judith Pierce-Martin (née Stretch). Her family's roots are connected to Manitou Saskhigan (also known as Lac Ste. Anne), Alberta. Her brother Shane Belcourt is a writer, director, musician and cinematographer known for his feature film Tkaronto, which depicts the life of urban Métis and First Nations people. Her sister Suzanne Belcourt is a graphic designer and artist living and working in southern Ontario. In 1970, her father was elected as the founding President of the Native Council of Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Émile Belcourt Émile Belcourt (27 June 1926 – 3 August 2017) was a Canadian operatic tenor. He appeared in operas at English National Opera and elsewhere, and also appeared in musicals. Early life Belcourt was born in Lafleche, Saskatchewan, in 1926, son of Adrien Belcourt and Jeanne ''née'' Rivard. His mother, a church organist and pianist for silent films, encouraged his musical talents.Émile Belcourt, operatic tenor – obituary. '' The Daily Telegraph '', 24 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017. He served in the Canadian navy towards the end of the Second World War. In 1949 he obtained a degree in pharmacy; while studying he continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Georges-Antoine Belcourt Georges-Antoine Belcourt (April 22, 1803 – May 31, 1874), also George Antoine Bellecourt, was a French Canadian Roman Catholic diocesan priest and missionary. Born in Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec, Belcourt was ordained in 1827. He established missions in areas of Quebec and Manitoba. On the frontier, he became involved in a political dispute between the local First Nations population and the Hudson's Bay Company, the monopoly fur trading company. At the urging of the Company's Governor, Belcourt was recalled to Montreal. He was next assigned to Pembina, North Dakota. He established two missions in the 1840s to convert the local Ojibwe (also called Chippewa) and Métis to Catholicism. In 1859, Belcourt left Pembina for Quebec, but was quickly redeployed to North Rustico, Prince Edward Island. He established the Farmers' Bank of Rustico (the first community-based bank in Canada). Belcourt retired from his post in 1869 to live out his life in New Brunswick, but was recalled in 1871 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gordon Belcourt Gordon Belcourt, or Meekskimeeksskumapi, (1945 – July 15, 2013) was an American Blackfeet and Native American tribal executive and social advocate. A member of the Blackfeet Tribe, Belcourt served as the executive director of the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council for fifteen years, from 1998 until his death in 2013. Belcourt was born in 1945 and raised on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana. He was also named Meekskimeeksskumapi, which means "Mixed Iron Boy" in the Blackfoot language in honor of the battles that his uncle, Paul Home Gun Jr., had been involved in during the five years of World War II. His uncle had returned from the war shortly before Belcourt's birth. Belcourt was valedictorian of his graduating class at Browning High School, but initially resisted attending college. His principal at Browning High School informed him that he would be going to college. He was accepted to Santa Clara University, a Jesuit school in California, on a full ROTC scholars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Michael Belcourt Michael Belcourt (born 29 August 1964) is a Canadian former cyclist. He competed in the individual pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... In the qualifying round, he came in 15th place, advancing to Group B quarter-finals. He competed against Ivan Beltrami in Heat 3 of the Group B quarter-finals. Belcourt did not move on to the semi-finals. He was inducted into the Québec Cycling Hall of Fame in November 2012. References External links * 1964 births Living people Canadian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Canada Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Montreal {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Napoléon Belcourt Napoléon Antoine Belcourt, (September 15, 1860 – August 7, 1932) was a Franco-Ontarian parliamentarian in Canada. Biography Early life Belcourt was born in Toronto to French-Canadian parents, Ferdinand-Napoléon Belcourt and Marie-Anne Clair, and raised in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. He studied law at Université Laval, was called to the Quebec bar in 1882 and began his legal practice in Montreal in 1883 before moving to Ottawa in 1884. Belcourt was called to the Ontario bar in 1884. He joined the law faculty at the University of Ottawa in 1891, and became proprietor of the newspaper ''Le Temps'' which supported the Liberal Party of Wilfrid Laurier. Belcourt served as clerk of the peace and crown attorney for Carleton County from 1894 to 1896. In 1899, he was named Queen's Counsel. He was married twice: to Hectorine, the daughter of Senator Joseph Shehyn, in 1889 and to Mary Margaret Haycock in 1903. Career He first ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shane Belcourt Shane Anthony Belcourt (born December 30, 1972) is a Métis writer, director, and cinematographer from Canada.Jennie Punter, "'I didn't have time to filter'". '' The Globe and Mail'', August 14, 2008. He is best known for his 2007 feature film ''Tkaronto'', which depicts the life of urban Métis and First Nations people.Thulasi Srikanthan, "Caught between 'two worlds'; Tkaronto". ''Ottawa Citizen'', August 9, 2008. Biography Belcourt was born in Ottawa, Ontario on December 30, 1972, to parents Tony Belcourt and Judith Pierce-Martin (née Streatch). He is the brother of graphic designer Suzanne Belcourt and painter Christi Belcourt. The majority of his work explores and celebrates Canadian indigenous issues and culture.Alison Mayes, "Aboriginal filmmaker delves into 'outsider sense' of urban life". ''Winnipeg Free Press'', January 16, 2020. He wrote and directed the short films ''The Squeeze Box'' (2005) and ''Pookums'' (2006) before his debut feature film, ''Tkaronto'', premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tim Belcourt Timothy E. Belcourt (born July 4, 1962 in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian curler, and a . Awards Canadian Curling Hall of Fame: 1991 Curl Manitoba Hall of Fame: 1991 Springwater Sports Heritage Hall Of Fame: 2014 Teams Personal life Belcourt grew up in Elmvale, Ontario. He started curling in 1976 when he was 14 years old at Elmvale District High School. After high school, he attended Georgian College, and curled there too. Belcourt is married and has three daughters. As of 2014, he worked for Point to Point Broadband in Barrie, Ontario Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is political .... References External links Tim Belcourt – Curling Canada Stats Archive Living people 1962 births People from Penetanguishene Canadian male curlers Curlers fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tony Belcourt Anthony "Tony" Belcourt OC (born May 11, 1943) is a Métis Rights leader and activist in Canada. He was the first president of the Native Council of Canada (1971-1974). He is best known for his work as the founding President of the Métis Nation of Ontario in 1993 and his leadership through the Powley Case in 2003. Biography Belcourt was born in the Métis community of Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta. His career as a Métis leader in Canada spans four decades and continues to have a positive influence for Métis, other Aboriginal nations across Canada and Indigenous peoples worldwide. Belcourt was elected Vice-president of the Métis Association of Alberta in 1969. In the fall of 1970 he was instrumental in the forming of the Native Council of Canada and served as its founding president from 1971 to 1974. In his time as the President of the Native Council of Canada, Belcourt was successful in convincing the federal government to include Métis and Non-Status organizations in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]