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Acoose was born in Broadview, Saskatchewan, and attended the Cowessess Indian Residential School in the 1960s.
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Janice Acoose
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Her cultural roots stem from the Sakimay (Saulteaux) First Nation and the Ninankawe Marival Metis. Her father"s mother was Madelaine O"Soup, adopted daughter of O"Soup, Chief of the Anishnabe at O"Soup Reserve. Her father"s father was Paul Acoose, from the nearby Sakimay Reserve.
Paul was the son of Samuel Acoose, an esteemed Buffalo Runner, and Samuel was descended from Quewich, who travelled with Waywayseecapo.
