Profiles of Alberta Women

Mary LeMessurier – Supporting Information

Archival materials

Mary LeMessurier fonds. Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Alberta. Department of Culture and Multiculturalism fonds. Provincial Archives of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Awards and honours

1984 – Named ‘Morning Star Woman,’ first female Kainai Chief of the Blood Tribe

1988 - Woman of Distinction, Public Affairs and Communications, Young Women’s Christian Association

1998 – Order of Canada

2002 – Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee Award

2012 – Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Award

N.d. – Serving Sister, Order of St. John of Jerusalem

N.d. – Dame, Military and Hospitaller, Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem

Further reading

“Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, December 16, 2013. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alberta-culture-and-multiculturalism-emc

“Mary Lemessurier.” Connelly-McKinley Limited. March 11, 2018. https://www.connelly-mckinley.com/obituaries/mary-lemessurier/ 

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