Christina Jean Keeper, C.M., O.M., M.S.M.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Best known for her role in CBC’s North of 60, Tina Keeper is an award-winning actress, producer and former politician. One of the first Cree members of Parliament, she championed bills on Jordan’s Principle, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit. Co-founder of Kistikan Pictures, she focuses her Indigenous-themed film and television work on human rights, reconciliation and gender-based violence.