John Kim Bell

							John Kim Bell
   By Jason
          Why is he famous?
• He did many great
  things
• First native conductor
  in Canada
• Made first Aboriginal
  ballet
• Created a productive
  foundation
           Family Background
•   Father was a wrestler
•   Aboriginal
•   John’s birth date, October 8, 1952
•   Mother’s hometown is Ohio
                Education

    Attended U.S and European Universities
•   Ohio State University
•   Trent University
•   Accademia Musical
•   Lakehead University
•   Mount Allison University
•   University of British Columbia
Accomplishments
       • Won the National Arts
         Award
       • Honorary Doctor of
         Law Degree
       • Order of Canada
       • Governor General’s
         Confederation Medal
Personal
    • Spent $275, 000 to
      build the foundation
    • Parents were
      divorced
    • John’s father died
      while John was still a
      child
                    Career
• Musical conductor
• Traveled with local
  auditions for one year
• Officer of the Order of
  Canada
• Board Member of the
  CBC
• Chairman of the
  NAAF
             Conclusion
The things I learned from this are:
– Learned about his life
– Found information on his family
– I found out that he had made many
  accomplishments
– Discovered what he is doing now
– Saw what he looks like today
– Read about some of the problems he had
  as a child
                       Bibliography
•   Pictures:
•   NAAF, A word from John Kim Bell, Jan. 8, 2003 , Mar. 11, 2003
•   www.naaf.ca/john1.html
•   CBC radio, Board of Directors, November 2002, March 10, 2003
•   http://cbc.radio-Canada.ca/htmen/directors/
•   Notes:
•   NAAF, A word from John Kim Bell, Jan. 8, 2003 , Mar. 11, 2003
•   www.naaf.ca/john1.html
•   CBC, John Kim Bell Awarded National Arts Award, Nov.28, 2002, Mar.
    10, 2003
•   http://cbc.ca/artsCanada/send/kimbell281102
•   CIBC, Message from John Kim Bell, Mar. 28, 2003 (date of next award
    ceremony), Mar. 11, 2003
•   http://www2.cibc.com/aboriginal/messagebell.html
•   Yahoo (section may have been taken down)
•   http://ca.news.yahoo.com/021128/28/qu7d.html
•   News and Events, Aboriginal Musician and Activist John Kim Bell to
    receive U of T Honorary Degree, June 8, 1999, Mar. 10, 2003
•   www.newsandevents.utoronto.ca/bin/19990607c.asp
             Bibliography (cont.)
• Nativepubs, John Kim Bell 1952, Sep. 1989-92 (periodical date)
  (dictionary definition published with a fixed interval between
  the issues or numbers), Mar. 11, 2003
• http://www.nativepubs.com/nativepubs/Apps/bios/0113BellJohn.
  asp?pic=none
• Newswire, John Kim Bell wins prestigious National Arts Award,
  Nov. 27 (date received the award), Mar. 10, 2003
• http://www.newswire.ca/releases/November2002/27/c6983.html
• Government of Canada, John Kim Bell Conductor.Impresario,
  Dec. 31, 2002, Mar. 10, 2003
• www.ainc-inca.gc.ca/ks/3092_e.html
• Video information from:
• Title: People to People
• Published by: The Magic Lantern. LTD