Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier

Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier CM is the Chief of the Okanese First Nation.[1][2][3] Since becoming chief in 1981 she is the longest-serving female chief in Saskatchewan.[4]

In July 2001 Walker-Pelletier was host of a healing conference included native leaders from across Canada.[2]

In 2005 Walker-Pelletier was Chair of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.[5]

In 2018, she was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2018.[6]

References
  1. "Sask. women are leaders". Canwest. 2008-06-18. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. 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.
  2. "First Nations gather to heal". CBC News. 2001-07-24. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03.
  3. "Indian Women". Saskatchewan Indian. March 1989. p. page 12. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03.
  4. "Regina Leader-Post - Sask. Women are Leaders". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  5. "2005 the Year of First Nations and Métis Women". SAGE. 2004-12-01. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02.
  6. "Long-time chief, Saskatoon artist and Fransaskois writer join ranks of Order of Canada | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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