Editing Tantoo Cardinal (section)

==Early life==
Tantoo<ref name= CanEncyc>{{cite web| url= https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tantoo-cardinal| title= Tantoo Cardinal| website= thecanadianencyclopedia.ca| first1= Anne-Marie| last1= Pedersen| first2= James V.| last2= Defelice| first3= Wyndham| last3= Wise| first4= Patrick| last4= Mullen| date= December 19, 2018| publisher= [[Historica Canada]]| access-date= February 25, 2021| archive-date= April 21, 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200421130627/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tantoo-cardinal| url-status= live}}</ref> Cardinal was born the youngest of three children to Julia Cardinal, a woman of [[Cree people|Cree]] and [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] descent, and a white father.

Cardinal was raised in the hamlet of [[Anzac, Alberta|Anzac]], [[Alberta]]. The lack of electricity inspired her to use her imagination while playing in the bush. Her grandmother nicknamed her "Tantoo" after the [[insect repellent]] they used while picking [[blueberry|blueberries]] together. She taught Cardinal the [[Cree language]], the traditional ways of their culture and the difficulties she would face growing up Métis in Canada. Cardinal has said that it was walking behind her grandmother where she first learned to act.<ref name= CanEncyc /><ref>{{cite press release| url= http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/7512.html| title= Actress Tantoo Cardinal to speak at IU's Native Film Series on Feb. 20| website= iu.edu| publisher= [[Indiana University]]| date= February 12, 2008| access-date= February 25, 2021| archive-date= September 13, 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160913185654/http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/7512.html| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Tantoo Cardinal | publisher = [[The Internet Movie Database]] | website = IMDb.com | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001987/ | access-date = October 2, 2009 | archive-date = October 13, 2003 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031013124321/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001987/ | url-status = live }}</ref>