Charlene Aleck (born August 10, 1969) is a Canadian actress and former First Nations councillor in British Columbia. Aleck was born in

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to Joe Aleck and Irene Hilary George and grew up in

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Acting career

She was a cast member of the CBC television series

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(as Sara Jim and Rose) and the made-for-TV movie

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Post-acting activities

After ending her acting career she became a cultural preschool teacher and served 3 terms as council member of the

Tsleil-Waututh The Tsleil-Waututh Nation ( hur, səlilwətaɬ ), formerly known as the Burrard Indian Band or Burrard Inlet Indian Band, is a First Nations band government in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation ("TWN") are Coa ...

First Nation and spokesperson for TWN Sacred Trust Initiative. Aleck has been a vocal opponent of the Trans National Pipeline and

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on their potential risks to the land of the Tsleil-Waututh.

Personal

She is the granddaughter of actor and

leader

Chief Dan George Chief Dan George (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 No ...

References

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