Thelma Chalifoux
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Thelma J. Chalifoux is a former Canadian politician and teacher. Chalifoux was the first female Métis to receive the National Aboriginal Achievement Award
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Chalifoux was appointed to the Canadian Senate
on the advice of Jean Chrétien
on November 26, 1997.
She served in the Senate until February 8, 2004, when she retired and returned to Alberta upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
Prior to her appointment to the Canadian senate she worked as a teacher, and was active in the Métis community. She has since returned to her roots, and now operates the Michif Cultural Institute in St. Albert
, Alberta, an organization devoted to educational efforts on behalf of the local Métis
community.
National Aboriginal Achievement Awards
The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards are annual awards presented by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in Canada. The awards are intended to celebrate and encourage excellence in the Aboriginal community.-About:...
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Chalifoux was appointed to the Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
on the advice of Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....
on November 26, 1997.
She served in the Senate until February 8, 2004, when she retired and returned to Alberta upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
Prior to her appointment to the Canadian senate she worked as a teacher, and was active in the Métis community. She has since returned to her roots, and now operates the Michif Cultural Institute in St. Albert
St. Albert, Alberta
St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St...
, Alberta, an organization devoted to educational efforts on behalf of the local Métis
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...
community.