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She is the daughter of former model and [[First Nations]] activist [[Kahn-Tineta Horn]], and the sister of actress [[Kaniehtiio Horn]].
She is the daughter of former model and [[First Nations]] activist [[Kahn-Tineta Horn]], and the sister of actress [[Kaniehtiio Horn]].


Waneek was present at the Oka Crisis in the occupational camp as a 16 year old. On the last day of the standoff as the occupiers were walking out, Waneek was injured by a soldiers Bayonet as she carried her sister, and nearly lost her life.
Waneek was present at the Oka Crisis in the occupational camp as a 14 year old. On the last day of the standoff as the occupiers were walking out there was a physical altercation between soldiers and Mohawk militants and Waneek was injured by a soldiers bayonet as she carried her sister, and nearly lost her life.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cbc.ca/firsthand/m/features/oka-timeline-an-unresolved-land-claim-hundreds-of-years-in-the-making|title=Oka Timeline: An Unresolved Land Claim Hundreds of Years in the Making|publisher=CBC|date= 19 November 2015|accessdate=06 February 2016}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:15, 6 February 2016

Waneek Horn-Miller
Medal record
Women's water polo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka Team

Waneek Horn-Miller is a Mohawk of Kahnawake.[1] She was a member of the Canadian Women's Waterpolo Team that won a Gold Medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.[2]

Sporting career

For the 2000 Sydney Olympics preview issue of Time Magazine, Waneek posed nude on the cover.[1]

Private life

She is the daughter of former model and First Nations activist Kahn-Tineta Horn, and the sister of actress Kaniehtiio Horn.

Waneek was present at the Oka Crisis in the occupational camp as a 14 year old. On the last day of the standoff as the occupiers were walking out there was a physical altercation between soldiers and Mohawk militants and Waneek was injured by a soldiers bayonet as she carried her sister, and nearly lost her life.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "2000: Waneek Miller poses for TIME". Water Polo Legends. 31 December 2008.
  2. ^ Canadian Press (CP) (8 August 1999). "Canadian Medallists". Slam! Sports. Canoe.ca.
  3. ^ Oka Timeline: An Unresolved Land Claim Hundreds of Years in the Making, CBC, 19 November 2015, retrieved 06 February 2016 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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