Dancer

Théophile Panadis

Abenaki-Canadian storyteller and artist (1889–1966)

Born 1889 · OdanakDied 1966Canada

Théophile Panadis was a Canadian dancer, born in 1889 in Odanak, who died in 1966.

Biography

Théophile Panadis (28 February 1889 – 30 October 1966) was an Abenaki Canadian storyteller and artist who is known for his defense of the Abenaki language, culture, tradition, and way of life. He was declared a Person of National Historic Significance by Parks Canada in 2011 and has a trilingual plaque dedicated to him located in Odanak, Quebec.

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Contemporaries

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