Glecia Bear

Glecia Bear
Nêhiyaw
Cree leader
Personal details
BornApril 29, 1912
Green Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedSeptember 1998 (aged 85–86)
Flying Dust First Nation, Canada
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Glecia Bear or Nêhiyaw (April 29, 1912 in Green Lake, Saskatchewan – September 1998, Flying Dust First Nation) was a Saskatchewan-born Cree elder and a traditional tale teller. Her stories were recorded and translated by Freda Ahenakew.

She was the first female chief of the Flying Dust First Nation.

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