Adam Beach

Adam Beach was born in Ashern, Manitoba. His ancestry is mainly First Nations but he also has some Icelandic roots through his great-grandmother.[citation needed] As a member of the Saulteaux First Nations, Beach lived in his early years with his parents and two brothers on the Lake Manitoba/Dog Creek First Nation Reserve at Lake Manitoba. When Beach was eight years old, his mother, Sally Beach, eight months pregnant with a baby girl, was killed by a drunk driver. Eight weeks after his mother\'s death, the family discovered their father Dennis Beach drowned near the community. It is unclear whether his death was an accident or if he committed suicide.\n', ' Adam and his two brothers initially lived with their grandmother; he was with her from age 8 to 12. Five years after their parents\' deaths, the three brothers were taken to Winnipeg to live with an aunt and paternal uncle: Agnes and Chris Beach (his father\'s brother). Adam refers to his Uncle Chris as "Dad".\n', ' Beach attended a drama class at Gordon Bell High School. He began performing in local theatre productions, and eventually dropped out of school to take a lead role at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People.[citation needed]\n', '