Joseph Octave Nolin was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 provincial politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

 for the constituencies of Athabasca

Athabasca (former Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)

Athabasca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created before the 1908 general election and was dissolved before the 1917 general election...

 and Île-à-la-Crosse. He was the only representative of the former electoral district of Athabasca, which existed from 1908 until 1917. From 1917 until 1926 he represented the riding of Île-à-la-Crosse.

Joseph Nolin was one of Saskatchewan's first Metis

Métis people (Canada)

The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...

MLA's.