Benjamin Chee Chee's guest appearances

Benjamin Chee Chee

Canada's History

Rob Bell

Paul Hellyer

Kim Campbell

Louis Riel

Tommy Douglas

Allan Greer

Mark Perry

Justin Harrison

Wilfrid Laurier

Calder Walton

Karen Randall

Lisa Howell

Alan Latourelle

Dean Robinson

Dave Britton

OwlTail

His star burned brightly but all too briefly, leaving behind both great art and a tragic story. Benjamin Chee Chee’s stylized Canada geese are instantly familiar to most Canadians, but the struggles the Ojibwa artist encountered throughout his life are less well known. Ernie Bies, who met Chee Chee more than forty years ago, spoke to Canada’s History features editor Nancy Payne about his friend.

Remembering Benjamin Chee Chee