Marion Anderson (politician)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Marion Anderson, O.Ont (born c. 1914, date of death unknown) was a Canadian politician, who became, in 1950, the first woman to serve as a First Nations band councillor in Ontario.[1][2] An Oji-Cree from the Big Trout Lake band in Kenora District, Anderson worked as a midwife and was renowned for her hunting, fishing and trapping skills.[2] She also represented the community on the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council and walked 75 kilometres to Bearskin Lake to represent the community at meetings.[2] She was awarded the Order of Ontario in 1998.[2]
References
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about an Ontario politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1910s births
- Year of death missing
- Canadian midwives
- Members of the Order of Ontario
- People from Kenora District
- Political office-holders of Aboriginal governments in Canada
- Canadian women in municipal politics
- Oji-Cree
- Women in Ontario politics
- Ontario municipal councillors
- First Nations women in politics
- Ontario politician stubs
