Sladen Peltier is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

actor."Wikwemikong youth lands a leading role"
''

Manitoulin Expositor The ''Manitoulin Expositor'' is a Canadian weekly newspaper, published in Little Current, Ontario to serve residents of Manitoulin Island. Launched in 1879 by editor William Loe Smith, it is the oldest still-extant newspaper in the Northern Ontario ...

'', December 7, 2016. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''

Indian Horse ''Indian Horse'' () is a novel by Canadian writer Richard Wagamese, published by Douglas & McIntyre in 2012."Indian Horse is a dark ride". '' Calgary Herald'', February 28, 2012. The novel centres on Saul Indian Horse, a First Nations boy from Ont ...

'', for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the

6th Canadian Screen Awards The 6th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 11, 2018, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2017.

in 2018."Whirlwind year for Sladen Peltier, 11, may be capped with Canadian Screen Award"

APTN National News ''APTN National News'' is a Canadian television national news program broadcast by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The program formerly broadcast in two daily editions, ''APTN National News Daytime'' at ...

, February 2, 2018. Peltier currently resides in

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

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and is from

Wiikwemkoong The Wiikwemkoong First Nation is a First Nations in Canada, First Nation on Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario. The Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory (nicknamed Wiky, previously named Wikwemikong) is the First Nations in Canada, First Nation Indi ...

Unceded Reserve located on

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. He was cast in the film, his first ever acting role, after responding to a casting announcement looking for

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children who could

skate Skate or Skates may refer to: Fish *Skate (fish), several genera of fish belonging to the family Rajidae * Pygmy skates, several genera of fish belonging to the family Gurgesiellidae * Smooth skates or leg skates, several genera of fish belongin ...

. He has also appeared in supporting parts in the films ''

It Chapter Two ''It Chapter Two'' is a 2019 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti, with a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. A follow-up to '' It'' (2017), it is the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1986 novel '' It'' by Stephen King, ...

'' and '' Run Woman Run''.

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