Tina Keeper

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Christina (Tina) Keeper, MP, BA (born 1962-03-20 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is an aboriginal activist, actress and member of the Canadian House of Commons.

Keeper is best known for her role as RCMP officer Michelle Kenidi in the CBC Television series North of 60, about the fictional aboriginal community of Lynx River. Keeper became romantically involved with co-star John Oliver during the first season of the series, and they had a child together; this relationship soured and Oliver was arrested for allegedly hitting Keeper. The charges were dropped when Keeper choose not to pursue the matter[1]. Oliver subsequently resigned from North of 60, and Keeper became the show's lead actor for the remainder of its run. She also reprised the role of Michelle Kenidi in several subsequent made-for-television films based on the series.

She also hosted a relief concert for the 1997 Manitoba flood.

Keeper is a member of the Norway House Cree Nation, and has been involved in a variety of social issues, such as suicide prevention.

She was elected in 2006 Canadian election as the Liberal Party candidate in Churchill. She currently serves as Critic for Public Health.

Preceded by: Bev Desjarlais, NDP

Member of Parliament for Churchill 2006-present

Succeeded by: Incumbent

[edit] External links

• Tina Keeper at the Internet Movie Database
• Federal Political Experience listing (Parliament of Canada)

[edit] Electoral record

2006 federal election: Churchill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Tina Keeper	10,157	40.68
	New Democratic Party	Niki Christina Ashton	7,093	28.41
	Independent	(x)Bev Desjarlais	4,283	17.16
	Conservative	Nazir Ahmad	2,886	11.56
	Green	Jeff Fountain	401	1.61
	Independent	Brad Bodnar	146	0.58
Total valid votes			24,966	100.00
Total rejected ballots			90
Turnout			25,056

Persondata
NAME	Keeper, Tina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Keeper, Christina (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 20, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DATE OF DEATH	living
PLACE OF DEATH