Rueben George
Rueben George is a Coast Salish writer and activist from Canada.[1] He is most noted for It Stops Here: Standing Up for Our Lands, Our Waters, and Our People, a book co-written with Michael Simpson which was a shortlisted finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award in 2024.[2]
A member of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation,[2] he is the grandson of Chief Dan George.[2] He has worked with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Sacred Trust, an environmental and cultural organization that advocates for the protection of Tsleil-Waututh culture and traditions.[1]
In 2024, he performed a spoken word monologue about Indigenous rights on "FREE", a song from the Snotty Nose Rez Kids album Red Future. The song was longlisted for the Polaris SOCAN Song Prize at the 2025 Polaris Music Prize,[3] and George served as a presenter at the Juno Awards of 2025 to introduce the live performance by Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Tia Wood.[4]
In 2026, George endorsed Avi Lewis in that year's federal NDP leadership race.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Josiah Neufeld, "Rueben George on his sacred duty to nature". Broadview, February 4, 2020.
- 1 2 3 Mina Kerr-Lazenby, "Tsleil-Waututh Nation author Rueben George up for literary award". North Shore News, August 24, 2024.
- ↑ Allie Gregory, "Here's the 2025 SOCAN Polaris Song Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 24, 2025.
- ↑ "The most memorable moments from the 2025 Juno Awards". CBC Music, March 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Endorsements". lewisisleader.ca. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
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