Noel Starblanket

Early years and education Noel was born at Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Hospital in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan on September 26, 1946. Some of his memories are recorded in The Survivors Speak: a report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the e-book Shattering the Silence. Additionally, Regina filmmaker Trudy Stewart produced a short documentary film, From Up North. In 1975, he was elected president of the National Indian Brotherhood and was re-elected in 1978. and worked on the Ballad of Crowfoot, among others. In 1973, the NFB released a 27-minute film, Starblanket. in which, starting at 19:25 he discusses his desire in to start a farm for reserve members (see SIAP, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations).

Starblanket was asked to consider the position of Assistant Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs in 1980. He spoke at the economics conference at the World Assembly of First Nations when President of the National Indian Business Association (NIBA).

Starblanket, Morley Watson and Vern Bellegarde envisioned a Native hockey team and spurred the formation of the Lebret Eagles." In 2001 he was interviewed for a project and the documentary, Starblanket: A Spirit Journey was later produced.

He speaks about the 1970/1969 Red Paper/White Paper events in the 2010 CBC radio program Ideas, titled Red Paper/White Paper and Part 2.

In 2018, Starblanket became Elder-in-residence at Scott Collegiate, a high school in Regina. He worked with the University of Regina's Office of Indigenization. on April 15, 2019, at a hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan, from complications of diabetes.