Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier

Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier CM SOM (born April 15, 1954)[1] is the Chief of the Okanese First Nation.[2][3][4] Since becoming chief in 1981 she is the longest-serving female chief in Saskatchewan.[5]

In July 2001, Walker-Pelletier was host of a healing conference included native leaders from across Canada.[3] In 2005, she was Chair of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.[6]

She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2018 and a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2021.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Some sources cite her name as Marie-Anne Daywalker-Pelletier or Marie-Anne DayWalker-Pelletier
  2. ^ "Sask. women are leaders". Canwest. 2008-06-18. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Marie Anne Day Walker was born in Regina on April 15, 1954. She was educated at the Residential School in Lebret and graduated from Fort Qu'Appelle High School. "I'm a residential school survivor, but some good came out of it that I still carry with me today", she told the Fort Qu'Appelle Times.
  3. ^ a b "First Nations gather to heal". CBC News. 2001-07-24. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
  4. ^ "Indian Women". Saskatchewan Indian. March 1989. p. 12. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07.
  5. ^ "Regina Leader-Post - Sask. Women are Leaders". Retrieved 2018-07-10 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ "2005 the Year of First Nations and Métis Women". SAGE. 2004-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02.
  7. ^ "Long-time chief, Saskatoon artist and Fransaskois writer join ranks of Order of Canada". CBC. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  8. ^ "2021 Saskatchewan Order of Merit Recipients Announced" (Press release). Government of Saskatchewan. October 14, 2021.