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A Cree from northern Quebec , Petawabano was educated in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario . He subsequently acted in the CBC Television series '' Adventures In Rainbow Country '', in which he played Pete Gawa, one of the first regular First Nations characters to appear in a Canadian television series. In 1975, he also appeared in the film '' Cold Journey '', and subsequently worked in film production on a series of short films about First Nations culture. Petawabano now runs his own production company in Mistissini , Nesk Productions, and has worked with the Grand Council Of The Crees on communications initiatives. He is on the committee of the Eeyou Communications Network , an initiative to improve telecommunications and Broadband Internet services to Cree communities, and has made presentations to the Canadian Radio-television And Telecommunications Commission on matters relating to the availability of media and telecommunications services in First Nations communities. |
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