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Sladen Peltier (Born December 26, 2006) is an Ojibway-Canadian child actor from Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve located on Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario. He is known for his performance in the films Indian Horse and IT: Chapter Two. Peltier was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, for his work on Indian Horse. Co stars include Forrest Goodluck and Michiel Huisman.

Sladen's initial interest in Indian Horse, which is his feature film debut, was due to the hockey storyline. He responded to a casting announcement looking for First Nations children who could skate. Peltier has been playing hockey in Ottawa since he was four years of age, and every March represents his First Nation in the Little Native Hockey League Tournament, which brings together First Nation hockey players from across Ontario. After some lessons with an acting coach, the role was his.

With a 77% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Sladen Peltier has been quoted on how he looks forward to other acting opportunities.

Early Life
Sladen Peltier was born in 2006 on Manitoulin Island, Northern Ontario. His father, Alex Peltier, is a native of the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve and his mother, Katelin Gillis, of Métis descent, is a policy advisor for Indigenous Services Canada. He currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario.

Career
Sladen made his acting debut in 2017, playing the young version of Saul Indian Horse, the protagonist in the film Indian Horse. He first came across casting call posters during the little Native Hockey League tournament in 2016 and decided to audition for the role, having been drawn to the film’s hockey-related storyline. Although he had no previous acting experience, he had the on-ice skills that the film producers were seeking. Throughout the audition process, acting coaches were brought in to work with Peltier and he was officially cast in summer 2016. Peltier was required to cut off his braid in real life for one of the scenes in the film Indian Horse. Although Peltier was reluctant at first, he stated how this action could help "teach others". Another challenge for Peltier was learning his lines in Ojibwe - he had a basic understanding of the language from interacting with his grandparents but was not fluent and so he was trained by an on-set language coach. Despite being left-handed, Peltier also learned to play right-handed hockey to keep the portrayal of his character consistent, as the actors that played the two older versions of Saul Indian Horse were both right-handed.

In IT Chapter Two, Peltier played the role of a young boy belonging to the Shokopiwah tribe, a fictional indigenous group in the film.

Personal Life
Having played hockey since the age of four, Peltier represents his community every March in the Little Native Hockey League Tournament. His love for hockey is attributed to his father, who also plays hockey and helped choreograph parts of the hockey scenes in Indian Horse. After filming Indian Horse, Peltier has expressed interest in continuing to pursue acting.

=Filmography= It Chapter Two (2019) and Indian Horse (2017)

=Awards and Nominations= Peltier was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the sixth Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for his portrayal of Saul, in the film Indian Horse.

=See also=
 * Canadian Screen Awards, awards by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
 * Forrest Goodluck, American actor
 * Indian Horse film, Canadian drama film
 * IT Chapter Two, American supernatural horror film
 * Michiel Huisman, Dutch actor
 * Rotten Tomatoes, review-aggregation website