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    Niska Archaeological Site

    The Niska site (Borden No. DkNu-3) covers an area of 64 ha in southwestern Saskatchewan, east of the town of Ponteix.

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    No. 2 Construction Battalion

    On 5 July 1916, the Department of Defence and Militia authorized the formation of No. 2 Construction Battalion. It was the largest Black unit in Canadian history. Its members continued the proud tradition of service to king and country that went back to the American Revolution and continued through the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of 1837–38 to the start of the First World War. But there were many obstacles: Black soldiers and communities faced racism both at home and overseas, despite their commitment to the war effort.

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    No. 8 Company – Canadian Forestry Corps

    No. 8 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps (CFC) was the second Black unit formed in the First World War, after No. 2 Construction Battalion. From November 1918 to March 1919, No. 8 Company improved and repaired airfields and roads in northern Belgium and Germany, providing valuable support to the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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    Noah Anthony Timmins

    Noah Anthony Timmins, mining executive (b at Mattawa, Canada W 31 Mar 1867; d at Palm Beach, Fla 23 Jan 1936). In association with his brother Henry, David DUNLAP and John and Duncan McMartin, Timmins acquired the LaRose silver

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    Noah Zeller

    Noah Zeller. Bandmaster, teacher, b near Breslau, Canada West (Ontario), ca 1852, d Berlin (Kitchener), Ont, 8 Feb 1914. He was the clarinet soloist in 1875 and the conductor 1878-82 of the 29th Regiment Band of Berlin. In 1882 he became the first conductor of the Waterloo Musical Society Band.

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    Noël Brunet

    Noël (Armand) Brunet. Violinist, teacher, b Montreal 25 Dec 1916, d Chicoutimi, Que, 11 Aug 1973; premier prix (Royal Cons of Brussels) 1939. After violin study with his brother Henri he trained with Alfred De Sève.

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    Noel Starblanket

    Noel Victor Starblanket, Kisikaw Piyesiwewin (Where the Thunderbirds Live), Pahpahtaywak Kihew (Spotted Eagle), Cree Elder, First Nation and national chief, Knowledge Keeper, Life Speaker (born 26 September 1946 in Fort Qu’Appelle, SK; died 15 April 2019 in Regina, SK). A residential school survivor, Elder Noel Starblanket went on to senior positions in Indigenous organizations and became a strong and outspoken Indigenous leader and activist (see also Indigenous Political Organization and Activism in Canada).

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    Noëlla Genest

    Noëlla Genest. Organist, teacher, b Saint-Nicolas, near Quebec City, 12 Dec 1940; premier prix organ (CMQ) 1964, premier prix history (CMQ) 1965. She studied at the CMQ (1957-65) with Claude Lavoie (organ).

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    Nonnie Griffin

    Nonnie Griffin (née Lorna Margaret Jean Griffin), also known as Margaret Griffin, actor, playwright and director (born 20 October 1933 in Toronto, ON; died 7 June 2019 in Toronto). A gifted mimic blessed with striking beauty, Nonnie Griffin was known for her virtuosity with accents and her ability to play different ages and styles. Her work was distinguished by sensitivity and intelligence, and she excelled as a radio performer. She worked extensively in CBC TV and CBC Radio productions in the 1950s and 1960s and co-starred in the highly successful musical production of Anne of Green Gables. She appeared in numerous Canadian plays, films and TV series, and wrote and starred in her own one-woman shows, right up to her death at the age of 85.

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    Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)

    Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) are Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast in Canada. When Captain James Cook encountered Nuu-chah-nulth villagers at Yuquot (Nootka Island, west of Vancouver Island) in 1778, he misunderstood the name for their nation to be Nootka, the term historically used to describe the Nuu-chah-nulth. The inlet where Cook first encountered the Nuu-chah-nulth is now known as Nootka Sound. In 1978, the Nuu-chah-nulth chose the collective term Nuu-chah-nulth (nuučaan̓uł, meaning “all along the mountains and sea”) to describe the First Nations of western Vancouver Island. In the 2021 census, 2,800 people identified as having Nuu-chah-nulth ancestry, and 315 people reported the Nuu-chah-nulth language as their mother tongue.

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    Nora Clench

    Esther Leonora Clench, violinist (born 6 May 1867 in St. Marys, ON; died 17 May 1938 in Toorak, Australia). 

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    Nora Polson

    Nora Polson (née Borrowman), actor, singer (born in Vancouver).

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    Norah Drewett de Kresz

    Norah Drewett de Kresz (née Drewett), pianist, teacher (born 14 June 1882 in Sutton, England; died 24 April 1960 in Budapest, Hungary).

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    Norbert Kraft

    Norbert Kraft, classical guitarist (b at Linz, Austria 21 Aug 1950). He was brought to Canada in 1954 and took up classical guitar relatively late, at age 17, but has gone on to establish himself as one of the world's finest guitarists.

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    Norbert Kraft

    Norbert Kraft. Guitarist, teacher, producer, b Linz, Austria, 21 Aug 1950, naturalized Canadian 1954.

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