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In education the honoree is Christa Williams of the Nlaka'pamux Nation. Williams achieved a bachelor of science degree, with honors, from Queen's University. He ongoing commitment to Aboriginal education is reflected by her active involvement and leadership in the First Nations Education Steering Committee; the BC Aboriginal Education Partners Group; the National Indian Education Committee of the Assembly of First Nations and the national Education Policy Framework. Recently she played a key role in the negotiations of the agreement in First Nations Education in B.C. signed by First Nations, provincial and federal representatives, which recognizes the right of First Nations peoples to make decisions about the education of their learners.
In the family and community category, the honoree is Gertrude Guerin (posthumous award). She was born into the Squamish Nation in the village of Mission, B.C. in 1917. The first woman to be elected chief of the First Nation, Guerin's nickname, "old war horse," stuck with her, even 20 years after she left politics. In 1936, Guerin married Victor Guerin of Musqueam and together they raised four children in North Vancouver before moving to Musqueam Nation in 1954. There, she became an advocate for the Musqueam people, especially around issues of fairness and non- discrimination in the school system. She was the founder of the Vancouver Friendship Centre and played key roles in founding the Vancouver Police Liaison Society and the Native Education Centre.See the full content of this document
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Province Honors Women
In honor of Women's History Month (October), Aboriginal women in B.C. were recognized Oct. 18, and celebrated for their contributions to the province by Community Services Minister Ida Chong, representatives of the First Nations Leadership Council and the Metis Nation-BC.
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