Georgina Lightning Dies
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Enoch Cree Nation announced in a statement on Saturday that it “is mourning the loss of a community member following an incident that occurred during [Saturday’s] Indian Relay event.” The nation did not confirm the identity of the person who died.
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Georgina Lightning, an Indigenous actor and director, has died at 63 after an incident at the Enoch Park Race Track in Alberta, Canada, where she was filming a documentary about Indian Relay racing. No cause of death has been confirmed. The investigation is being handled by Occupational Health and Safety. Friends and colleagues, including Michelle Thrush and Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, are remembering Lightning's…
Trailblazing Indigenous actor and director Georgina Lightning dead at 63 →Georgina Lightning, a 63-year-old Indigenous filmmaker and actress, was fatally injured by a horse at an Alberta rodeo on Saturday night. The incident occurred in a designated media area during the Enoch Rodeo Grounds' Indian relay event. According to her daughter Crystle Lightning, Georgina was a "trailblazer" who had lost her mother, matriarch, and role model. Tributes have been pouring in from friends, family…
Indigenous filmmaker Georgina Lightning mourned by family, friends: ‘Shattered’ →Georgina Lightning, a 63-year-old Cree actor, director, and screenwriter, died after being struck by a horse at an Indigenous equestrian championship west of Edmonton. The incident occurred on Saturday at the Enoch Rodeo Grounds while she was shooting a documentary about the Indian Relay event. Emergency medical services attended to Lightning but declared her deceased on the scene. Alberta RCMP is investigating in…
Indigenous actor and filmmaker Georgina Lightning dies at 63 →Analysis
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Enoch Cree Nation announced in a statement on Saturday that it “is mourning the loss of a community member following an incident that occurred during [Saturday’s] Indian Relay event.” The nation did not confirm the identity of the person who died.
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7 Sep Indigenous actor and filmmaker Georgina Lightning dies at 63Georgina Lightning, a 63-year-old Cree actor, director, and screenwriter, died after being struck by a horse at an Indigenous equestrian championship west of Edmonton. The incident occurred on Saturday at the Enoch Rodeo Grounds while she was shooting a documentary about the Indian Relay event. Emergency medical services attended to Lightning but declared her deceased on the scene. Alberta RCMP is investigating in…The Globe and Mail
6 Sep Indigenous filmmaker Georgina Lightning mourned by family, friends: ‘Shattered’Georgina Lightning, a 63-year-old Indigenous filmmaker and actress, was fatally injured by a horse at an Alberta rodeo on Saturday night. The incident occurred in a designated media area during the Enoch Rodeo Grounds' Indian relay event. According to her daughter Crystle Lightning, Georgina was a "trailblazer" who had lost her mother, matriarch, and role model. Tributes have been pouring in from friends, family…Global News- 6 Sep Trailblazing Indigenous actor and director Georgina Lightning dead at 63Georgina Lightning, an Indigenous actor and director, has died at 63 after an incident at the Enoch Park Race Track in Alberta, Canada, where she was filming a documentary about Indian Relay racing. No cause of death has been confirmed. The investigation is being handled by Occupational Health and Safety. Friends and colleagues, including Michelle Thrush and Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, are remembering Lightning's…CBC
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