Angela Chalmers - Chiefs and Champions
Chiefs and Champions: Complete Series
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23m
(2007, 24 minutes)
At her peak, she ranked in the top three female middle distance runners in the world, Angela Chalmers competed in two Olympic Games. A member of the Sioux Nations, Angela was born in Manitoba and raised in Victoria where she proudly carried the Canadian flag at the opening of the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Already a double-gold medalist, she would smash her earlier record in front of an ecstatic hometown crowd. Inducted into both the BC and Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, Angela continues to inspire young athletes.
Also, featured in 24 minute episodes are:
Chief Roger Adolph
Ross Powless
Alwyn Morris
Waneek Horn-Miller
Fred Sasakamoose
Tom Longboat
Darren Zack
Billy Two Rivers
Richard Peter
Sharon and Shirley Firth
Gino Odjick
The episodes are hosted by Tom Jackson.
Director: Greg Coyes
Producers: Big Red Barn Entertainment, Sheliagh Cahill, Annie Frazier Henry, Ken Malenstyn
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