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Who is he?

Evan Adam is from Sliammon First Nation ancestry who was born on November 15, 1966, in British Columbia, Canada. He serves as the Chief Medical Officer for the First Nations Health Authority. He graduated from Pearson College and finished his medical degree at the University of Calgary and his residency at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where he focused on Aboriginal health at the St. Paul’s Site of the UBC Family Practice Residency Program in Vancouver. He was the first person to fill the role of Aboriginal health physician advisor in the Office of the Provincial Health Officer in British Columbia, a position he held from 2007 to 2012. He then served as deputy provincial health officer from 2012 to 2014.

What does he do?

He is best known for his acting career, especially his roles in the films of Sherman Alexie, Smoke Signal, and Seymour Plotkin in the 2002 film The Bussiness of Fancydancing. He won multiple awards, including the Independent Spirit award in 1999 for his role in Smoke Signal and Los Angeles Outfest award in 2002 for his role in Fancydancing. He also worked extensively with First Nations health programs in Canada, including HIV/AIDS education and alcohol and drug abuse treatment. In April 2007, Adams was appointed the first-ever Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor for the province of British Columbia. In April 2012, he became the Deputy Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia. In 2014, Adams became the Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia then he worked closely with the government on public health matters that affect First Nations and all British Columbians.