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Duke Redbird (born 1939) is an Indigenous Canadian poet, journalist, activist, businessman, actor and administrator, best known as a key figure in the development of First Nations literature in Canada.
Dr. Duke Redbird is an Elder from the Saugeen Ojibway Nation, on the shores of Lake Huron. A celebrated Indigenous Visionary as well as an established public intellectual, poet, broadcaster, and filmmaker, Dr. Redbird is also a highly sought after keynote speaker.
“The poet and polymath Duke Redbird, who recorded 1975’s mesmerizing Silver River with singer-songwriter Shingoose, says mainstream Canadian culture denied Indigenous people power and rights while appropriating and romanticizing their heritage.
Dr. Duke Redbird is a First Nations leader and a pioneer of Indigenous literature in Canada. He lives on a houseboat with Indigenous murals on the Toronto waterfront and has several collections of poems set to music.
Dr. Duke Redbird is an elder, poet, activist, educator, and artist. With a legacy stretching back to the 1960s, he is a pillar of First Nations literature in Canada, and has practiced a number of art disciplines including poetry, painting, theatre, and film.
Duke Redbird is an Indigenous intellectual, poet, painter, broadcaster, filmmaker and orator. He has published and performed poetry, written and directed films, and worked at OCAD University and CITYTV.
- Duke Redbird Elder
Since the 60s, Anishinaabe Elder and honourary Doctor, Duke Redbird has been sharing teachings and perspectives as a wisdom keeper. His life and career has been shaped by his many talents as a poet, painter, actor, television journalist and educator. He is also an Indigenous folk music trailblazer.
