Gordon Tootoosis
Nascimento : 1941-10-25, Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada
Morte : 2011-07-05
História
Gordon Tootoosis first acting role was in the film Alien Thunder (1974), with Chief Dan George and Donald Sutherland.
He portrayed Albert Golo in 52 episodes of North of 60 in the 1990s. He is best known to British audiences for playing the Native American Joe Saugus, who negotiates the purchase of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet series 3 (2002). Gordon appeared in the CBC Television mini-series By Way of the Stars with Eric Schweig as Black Thunder and Tantoo Cardinal as Franoise.
He appeared in the award-winning movie Legends of the Fall (1994), and starred with Russell Means in Disney's Pocahontas (1995) and Song of Hiawatha (1997). In 1999, he and Tantoo Cardinal became founding members of the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. In 2011, he appeared in Gordon Winter at the Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and Prairie Scene in Ottawa, his first stage role in 15 years.
Tootoosis won a Gemini Award for his work on the animated show Wapos Bay: The Series and was nominated twice for his work on North of 60.
The Chief
A história traz imitadores de Elvis, índios, cowboys modernos, um assassino loiro de 2 metros de altura, um garoto, um xerife corrupto e uma prostituta em uma perseguição de um artefato de valor inestimável roubado durante um jogo de pôquer em um cassino indígena.
John
Um autor de livros tem em posse um artefato que lhe dá visões. Então ele chama seu editor para entregar uma nova obra para publicação. Quando o editor chega encontra-o morto e após tocar o artefato tem visões sobre o fim do mundo. Toda a trama se relaciona com o alinhamento galactico que ocorrerá no cenário mundial em 2012. Os protagonistas deverão correr em meio a agentes governamentais que também estão atrás do artefato, e ao mesmo tempo evitarem cair nos terremotos massivos durante a jornada e de alguma forma, com poucas horas restando, salvar o dia.
Soft as Snow
On a night so cold it hurts to breathe, Soft as Snow and Cold as Ice meet Thomas, a drunk young man, who's been dumped on the outskirts of town. When Thomas suggests the two men should walk back with him, they persuade him to stay the night.
Grandpa
Homem que trabalha como segurança fica cego após um acidente e é submetido a um tratamento experimental para que volte a enxergar. O tratamento é interespécies e consiste em receber os olhos de um lobo. Embora sua visão retorne, as coisas não saem exatamente como o planejado.
Chief Red Cloud
Iniciando logo após a sangrenta vitória dos Sioux sobre o General Custer em Little Big Horn, a história é contada através de duas perspectivas únicas: Charles Eastman, um jovem médico de origem Sioux criado por brancos, apresentado como a prova viva do alegado sucesso na assimilação da cultura branca pelos índios, e Touro Sentado, o orgulhoso chefe Lakota cuja tribo foi a maior vencedora da batalha de Little Big Horn.
Harold
A detective teams up with a young female archaeologist to unravel the mysterious death of a 'bog body' found in a native swamp rumoured to have curative powers. It is the story of two wounded souls searching for healing and redemption
Gordy
O urso Boog e o atrapalhado cervo Elliot tentam invadir um trailer de campistas para roubar deliciosos pães recém-assados, mas para isso, precisam pegá-los antes que o cachorro guardião acorde.
Gordy (voice)
Boog é um urso pardo domesticado com 400 kg que vive da forma mais tranquila, na cidade de Timberline, dividindo o seu tempo entre a educação do seu filho e a particpação em espectáculos ecológicos. Mas a sua vida vai dar uma grande volta quando conhece Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), um veado esquelético e tagarela, que o vai levar a caçar...
A serial killer preys on prostitutes from the mean streets of a small, mid-west city as the police turn a blind eye. With an insatiable sexual appetite, the killer brutalizes his victims and leaves their bodies at Moon Lake outside of town. A voice inside the killer's head commands him to kill, his victims beg for death. John Martin Crawford is only too happy to oblige. But Moon Lake happens to be a spiritual holy ground for the local Native Americans, and soon the victims' ghosts are haunting both family members and complete strangers in desperate pleas for justice so their souls may rest. A supernatural story that reminds us the dead are not powerless.
Adelard Fox
An elderly Cree man decides that before he dies he must travel via Greyhound from his remote Indian Reservation in Northern Canada, into the southern United States to visit the grave of Hank Williams. Along the way he and his traveling companion, a 17 yr old nephew, are picked up as a regional human-interest story in the US press. News of their growing celebrity causes a stir back home among an eclectic cast of locals; including a chief running desperately for re-election, a young girl trying desperately to find a prom date, a teacher trying desperately to help, and a social worker trying desperately to get a transfer.
Dan John
Two men are on the run from a nasty sheriff and some bikers after they get accused of robbing locals who got together to play Bingo.
Kills Enemy
Em Dakota do Sul, em uma reserva indígena, um velho contador de histórias indiano pede a seu neto Shane, que está em apuros devido a dinheiro para alguns vilões, levar seu velho pônei e ele a Albuquerque para a grande reunião de índios. Enquanto viaja, o vovô conta histórias misteriosas de amor, amizade e magia.
James Harper
A police constable guns down a First Nations chief one snow night in Winnipeg, a tragedy that will impact the community for years to come.
Floyd
Angel and Randy Henry are a sister and brother, caught on the mean streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. While Angel finds the strength to escape her seemingly hopeless situation, Randy slips deeper into a world consumed by abandonment and fuelled by drugs.
Standing Bear
In an Alaskan fishing town, a local crime boss suspects a local fisherman knows where his stolen money is, but this fisherman is no regular Joe.
Ghost Fox
Against a backdrop of clashing cultures, John Myron and Angela Wilson find each other and over the years form a powerful bond. One tragic night, John rescues Angela from a wicked act of betrayal. Faced with its aftermath, Angela flees town, unaware that she has put into motion a dramatic and intense string of events that will forever change the course of their lives. Harboring a secret, John guides Angela to a shocking realization that will uncover the past. A dramatic contemporary love story combining elements of spirituality, heart and integrity.
Mushom
Christmas at Wapos Bya starts with a Mushom's (grandfather's) need to pass along the ancient tradition of hunting. Food is running low and Christmas is just around the corner. The children want to help their grandfather, so they head out to find him. A violent snowstorm catches up with them, and before long, they are trapped in the wilderness. Will they be able to save Christmas?
Albert Golo
The body of a trapper from the community of Swan Landing washes up on the banks of Lynx River while the two towns are in bitter negotiations over a new gas pipeline. The near violent discussions have rekindled an ancient feud between the bands over land boundaries and trapping rights. At the same time, a strange illness sweeps through the homes of Lynx River, only affecting the children. Sarah Birkett’s skill as a nurse proves to be no match for the mass hysteria that results.
Marvin
A Cherokee boy is a haemophiliac in a culture obsessed with blood identity.
Dog Havasu
Two not so bright small time crooks end up with a baby girl by "accident" and find a change in their lives. Billy (Ulrich) becomes the guy to take care of the child and look after it. Buford (Oldman) wants to get rid of it, but the others they knit with are for doing the best they can. They conspire to rob a pawn shop to get the necessary money, only to end up heroes for stopping a heist already in play.
Old Governor
O ex-prisioneiro Rudy quer recomeçar sua vida ao lado de Ashkey, uma garota que ele conheceu por meio da correspondência de um amigo na prisão. Mas a felicidade dos dois é ameaçada pelo irmão da jovem, um criminoso implacável. Mesmo em liberdade, Rudy precisa se livrar das inúmeras trapaças e traições fora da cadeia.
John Ours
An orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise her and release her back into the wild. Three years go by, and Emily is lost deep in the forest. Cold, frightened and alone in the darkness, she falls and is knocked unconscious. When she awakens, Emily is amazed to see that a brown bear has kept her warm and dry all night by cuddling her. It's Masha – and Emily is overjoyed to be reunited with the bear just when she needs a friend most. Together the two bravely set off on an adventure to find their way home. Bear With Me is a tale the whole family will find as exciting as it is heart-warming . . . and the magnificent forests of the Pacific Northwest lend this story of loyalty, friendship and adventure a magic all its own.
Rolling Thunder
This movie depicts the life of a small Indian tribe, in a time shortly before the white men became a threat. In the focus of the story is the young Skywalker, who woos cute Morning Sun, but can't seem to convince her father of his qualities. When the outcast Kayowa attack the camp, he hopes for an opportunity to impress him.
Chief Big Bear
The story of Big Bear, the real life Cree chief who campaigned for his people and their land against the Canadian government in the 1870s and 1880s.
Sakniss
A colonial family seeks a better life in Maine's wilderness in this powerful adventure. When William Hallowell leaves behind 13-year-old son Matt to safeguard their claim, the boy relies on his new friendship with the Penobscot Indians for survival.
Iagoo
This adaptation of an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tells the tale of Hiawatha (Litefoot), a brave Native American Indian, and his love for the beautiful Minehaha (Irene Bedard)
Narrator (voice)
This documentary introduces us to thousands of Indigenous Canadians who enlisted and fought alongside their countrymen and women during World War II, even though they could not be conscripted. Ironically, while they fought for the freedom of others, they were being denied equality in their own country and returned home to find their land seized.
Ben
Jake Barnes se muda para o Alasca com seus filhos e ganha a vida transportando suprimentos, via balsa, para diferentes localidades no estado. Sua filha adora acompanhar o pai, mas seu filho não vê a hora de ir embora. Porém, eles se unem quando descobrem sobre o desaparecimento do pai, depois de um acidente de avião. O serviço de busca é cancelado e Jake é considerado como morto. Mas seus filhos não aceitam a situação e saem em busca do pai pelo Alasca.
Akicita
The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.
Wesley Birdsong
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Mopeah
Teenage Callie has a wild streak. When her mother goes to London on business, she sends Callie to her sister's ranch for a dose of hard work and responsibility. Callie is sullen, at first, naturally, but perks up at the sight of a beautiful but wild black horse. When she overhears of the horse's destruction, due to his inability to be tamed, she arranges to steal the horse with a fellow ranch hand named Rafe. In hiding, the two begin to calm the horse and start his training. It works. But, will their hideaway be discovered?
Kekata (voice)
Pocahontas encontra um misterioso navio com trabalhadores ingleses e,rapidamente se torna amiga do corajoso capitão John Smith. Quando o clima fica pesado entre seus povos, ela tenta encontrar uma maneira de fazer com que todos vivam em paz juntos.
Chief Powhatan
Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs.
One Stab
Três irmãos, três destinos. Alfred (Aidan Quinn) é o reservado, o caçula Samuel (Henry Thomas) é o protegido, e o do meio, Tristan (Brad Pitt), aprendeu com os índios a ter um espírito aventureiro. Ao trazer de volta para o rancho do pai (Anthony Hopkins) uma bela jovem (Julia Ormond), Samuel inicia um conflito de paixões que pode terminar em tragédia para sua família.
Joe Moon
Jesse Threebears is a troubled Native-American teen who has been tossed from one foster home to the next since his mother died when he was an infant. Finally, he is taken in by his grandfather who, after a ten year stint in prison, is living on the reservation. With the help of his grandfather and several others who live on the reservation, Jesse begins to learn about his heritage and how to come to terms with his troubled life.
Charlie
A young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
Grandfather
The formation of the Iroquois Confederacy presented by a First Nations grandfather explaining the significance of the Great Peace to his granddaughter.
Hank Amaruk
Marianne é uma criança por dentro, enquanto todos à sua volta descontam nela a raiva que sentem do mundo. Ela foge e se junta a Darly, na sua viagem pro Alasca.
Mewasin
An archaeological expedition journeys to Manitoba, Canada, in search of a legendary crucifix supposedly buried in an ancient Viking grave.
Old Aenons
Em 1734, padre jesuíta sai da Europa em direção ao novo mundo para catequizar índios de inóspita região canadense. Seu austero hábito negro e a celebração dos ritos cristãos são mal compreendidos pelos selvagens, que passam a vê-lo como uma entidade do Mal, abandonando-o à sua própria sorte.
Smiling Knife
Jimmy Pearls, a directionless young drifter, kills Henry Logan's son and two other men after he found out that they murdered Jimmy's parents for their land. Trying to get away from Logan's vengeance, he goes to ground in the mountains and meets Winston Patrick Culler, an old trapper, who becomes his traveling companion and protector. Jimmy doesn't understand though why Culler is helping him...
Poundmaker
Tom Bradshaw searches for his family while riding the rails in this family drama set in the 1880s.
Stone Fox
Little Willy must win a dog sled race in order to save his grandfather's cattle ranch.
Chief Many Horses
Narra a história de Marie Ann (Andrée Pelletier), uma jovem casada que, após um sequestro, se apaixona por um índio.
A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.
Almighty Voice
The true story of Canadian Mountie Dan Candy's pursuit of a Native American that killed his partner.
