The book Medicine River was adapted into a movie that starred what Canadian-born Metis actor and singer who was the Chancellor of Trent University from 2009 until 2013?
Tom Jackson (actor) Thomas Dale Jackson, OC (born 27 October 1948), is a Canadian-born Métis actor and singer perhaps best known for the annual series of Christmas concerts, called the Huron Carole, which he created and starred in for 18 years. He was the Chancellor of Trent University from 2009 until 2013. His best known television roles are Billy Twofeathers on "Shining Time Station" and Peter Kenidi on "North of 60".
Sid Marty Sid Marty (born 1944) is a Canadian writer. Marty has written five non-fiction books and three poetry books, and also is a singer. Many of his books reflect the time he spent as a park warden for Parks Canada between 1966 and 1978 in Yoho, Jasper, Prince Albert and Banff national parks. Marty grew up in Medicine Hat and Calgary, and now lives in Pincher Creek. He received an undergraduate degree from Sir George Williams University. His three poetry collections are "Headwaters," "Nobody Danced with Miss Rodeo" and "Sky Humour"; "The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek" won the Grand Prize of the Banff Mountain Book Festival in 2008.