Adam Beach
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Acting, Actors, Films, Movies, Motion Pictures
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History, Canadian History
Article abstract: During the 1990's, Adam Beach achieved prominence as a film actor without having to compromise his Native American heritage.
Adam Beach was reared on the Dog Creek Indian Reserve. Both his parents died in 1981, when he was eight years old. First, his mother—who was carrying another child—was killed by a drunk driver; two months later, his alcoholic father drowned in a boating accident. Afterward, Beach and his two brothers went to live with an aunt and uncle in Winnipeg. It was not an easy childhood for him, and when he was fourteen,...
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