Bertha Allen
Bertha Allen | |
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| Born | Bertha Moses 1934 |
| Died | 7 May 2010 |
| Occupation | Activist |
Bertha Allen (née Moses; 1934 – 7 May 2010) was a Vuntut Gwitchin women's rights and aboriginal rights advocate.
She was a recipient of the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case[1] and is a Member of the Order of Canada.[2] She was the founding president of the Native Women's Association of the Northwest Territories, as well as serving as president of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women in the Northwest Territories and president of the Native Women's Association of Canada.[3]
A member of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation of Old Crow, Yukon, she married Victor Allen, an Inuvialuit man, and had six children.[3] Allen died of cancer in 2010.[4]
References[]
- ^ Kurszewski, Denise M. (2006). "Herstory Month in Canada - celebrating women's achievements". National Union of Public and General Employees. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "NWT resident Bertha Allen becomes a Member of the Order of Canada" (PDF). Dennis Bevington. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Bertha Allen (1934–2010)" (PDF). Arctic. 63 (4): 487. December 2010. doi:10.14430/arctic3346. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Meili, Dianne (2010). "Bertha Allen fought for equality and empowerment". Windspeaker. Aboriginal Multi-Media Society. 28 (4). Retrieved 22 March 2015.
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2010 deaths
- 20th-century First Nations people
- 21st-century First Nations people
- Canadian women's rights activists
- Gwich'in people
- Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case winners
- Indspire Awards
- Members of the Order of Canada
- 20th-century Canadian women
- Indigenous Canadian feminism