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    Nadine Hunt

    Nadine Hunt, trade union executive (b at Kingston, Ont).

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    Nahani

    Nahani (also Nahanni, Nahane) is a Dene word that has been used to designate Indigenous peoples in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Yukon. Nahani is an inaccurate and inappropriate name for any specific group or for any cultural-linguistic grouping. It has been replaced by correct designations as identified by the various Indigenous peoples it was originally meant to encompass in these regions (see also Subarctic Indigenous Peoples in Canada).

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    Naheed Nenshi

    Naheed Kurban Nenshi, leader of Alberta NDP 2024–present, mayor of Calgary 2010–21, business consultant, professor (born 2 February 1972 in Toronto, ON). Naheed Nenshi was elected mayor of Calgary for three terms and served from 2010 to 2021. He was the first Muslim mayor of a major North American city. He was also the first Canadian mayor to be awarded the World Mayor Prize by the British-based City Mayors Foundation. Nenshi was known for pioneering the use of social media in political campaigns. He also promoted civic engagement, completed various large infrastructure projects and guided Calgary’s recovery following devastating floods in 2013. He won the leadership of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) in June 2024 and won a seat in Edmonton–Strathcona in a by-election in June 2025.

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    Naida Cole

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    Naim Kattan

    Naim Kattan, writer, literary critic (b at Baghdad, Iraq 26 Aug 1928). Kattan studied law at the University of Baghdad before studying literature at the Sorbonne. His fictionalized memories of these years appeared as Adieu, Babylone (1975) and Les Fruits arrachés (1977).

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    Nanabozo

    Nanabozo (Nanabozho or Nanabush) is a culture hero, creator and trickster of various Indigenous oral histories. He is known by a variety of names and appears prominently in many origin tales. In the modern era, Nanabozo, like other Indigenous culture heroes, has proved useful to Indigenous peoples seeking a return to traditional approaches to learning and storytelling. 

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    Nancy Argenta

    Nancy Argenta (b Herbison). Soprano, b Nelson, BC, 17 Jan 1957; B MUS (Western Ontario) 1980. She spent most of her childhood in Argenta, a small settlement north of Nelson, where her mother taught piano and her father taught at the (Quaker) Friends' School.

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    Nancy Ellen Telfer

    Nancy Ellen Telfer, née Linsey, composer, choral clinician, teacher (b at Brampton, Ont 8 May 1950). 

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    Nancy Garapick

    Nancy Ellen Garapick, swimmer (b at Halifax 24 Sept 1961). Although proficient in backstroke, butterfly, freestyle and individual medley, she enjoyed possibly her greatest success in the backstroke, setting a world record of 2:16.33 for the 200 m (1975) and a Canadian and Olympic mark of 1:03.

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    Nancy Greene Raine

    Nancy Catherine “Tiger” Greene Raine, OC, OBC, alpine skier (born 11 May 1943 in Ottawa, ON). Olympic gold medallist Nancy Greene was named Canada’s best female athlete of the 20th century by the Canadian Press. A two-time World Cup alpine skiing champion, Greene competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill. Her fierce and aggressive style earned her the nickname “Tiger.” Her 13 World Cup victories are the most ever by a Canadian. Greene received the Lou Marsh Trophy (now the Northern Star Award) as Canada’s athlete of the year in 1967 and 1968. She retired from skiing at the age of 24 and later became a member of the Senate of Canada (2009–18). She has been inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame, the US Ski and Snowboarding Hall of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame.

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    Nancy Huston

    Nancy Louise Huston, novelist, essayist (b at Calgary, Alta, 16 Sep 1953). Nancy Huston grew up in Calgary and Wilton, New Hampshire. In 1973, after attending Sarah Lawrence College, she moved to France, where she studied at the Université de Paris under Roland Barthes.

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    Nancy Karetak-Lindell

    Nancy Uqquujuq Karetak-Lindell, CM, Inuit leader, senator, politician (born 10 December 1957 in Eskimo Point, NT [now Arviat, NU]). Nancy Karetak-Lindell is an Inuit senator from Nunavut and was the Member of Parliament for Nunavut from 1997 to 2008. She has also served as the president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada. A financial comptroller by trade, Karetak-Lindell had a long career working for Inuit organizations and held a number of government positions prior to becoming a senator (see Senate of Canada). Karetak-Lindell is recognized as the first female parliamentarian to represent the Eastern Arctic, as well as the first person to represent the new riding of Nunavut when it was established. She was also a key figure in the negotiations to create Nunavut in the 1990s.

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    Nancy Paisley Benn

    (Anne) Nancy Paisley Benn (b Paisley). Teacher, conductor, b London 7 Dec 1894, d Vancouver 23 Oct 1972; LRAM ca 1911. She studied and taught piano and voice in England before coming to Canada ca 1920 with her husband, also a pianist.

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    Nancy Richler

    Nancy Richler, writer (born 16 May 1957 in Montreal, QC; died 18 January 2018 in Vancouver, BC). Nancy Richler began writing at seven years of age. She graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in History, then completed an MSW and worked with youth for several years.

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    Nancy Telfer

    Telfer (b Lindsey), Nancy (Ellen). Composer, choral conductor, clinician, teacher, b Brampton, Ont, 8 May 1950; BA (Western) 1971, B MUS (Western) 1979, honorary licentiate (Canadian National Conservatory of Music) 2004.

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