Doreen Spence received honour Tuesday for 'teachings of unconditional love and reconciliation'Cree Elder Doreen Spence Doreen Spence receives the Order of Canada from Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Tuesday.
Spence became one of the first Indigenous licensed nurses in Canada in the late-1950s, beginning a 40-year career.The Elder from Saddle Lake Cree Nation in northern Alberta is also Canada's representative and presiding elder to the United Nations Working Group of Indigenous Populations, helping draft the declaration that established global human rights standards.
In one of her many other gigs, she works with nursing students at Mount Royal University, teaching them Indigenous perspectives in healing, teaching and learning. Stogre, who is an associate professor of Education at MRU, calls Spence Doctor Grandmother and says her work is far from finished.
Calgary 👏Congratulations! She's such a treasure to listen to.
Calgary That's so sweet. Perhaps the $100,000 spent on a single catered meal for the GG could have been better utilized and given to this wonderful lady.