Edward Richard Schreyer is a Canadian politician,diplomat,and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada,the 22nd since Canadian Confederation.
Elijah Harper was a Canadian Oji-Cree politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1981 to 1992 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997. Harper was elected chief of the Red Sucker Lake Indian Band in 1978,serving for four years and worked as a policy analyst prior to entering politics. He was a key factor in the rejection of the Meech Lake Accord,a proposed amendment of the Canadian constitution.
Howard Russell Pawley was a Canadian politician and professor who was the 18th premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988. Prior to his premiership,Pawley served in various ministerial positions after his tenure in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
Andrue John Anstett is a former politician in Manitoba,Canada. He served in the New Democratic Party government of Premier Howard Pawley,and made an unsuccessful bid for the party's leadership in 1988.
Larry Phillip Fontaine,is an Indigenous Canadian leader and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. He best known for his central role in raising public awareness of the Canadian Indian residential school system and pushing to secure Federal and Papal apologies in 2008 and 2022 respectively. He also helped secure a repudiation of Discovery doctrine from Pope Francis on March 30,2023.
The 1990 Manitoba general election was held on September 11,1990 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Province of Manitoba,Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party,which took 30 out of 57 seats. The New Democratic Party finished second with 20,while the Liberal Party fell from 21 to 7.
Beverly Faye Desjarlais was a Canadian politician. She represented Churchill in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2006,initially as a New Democrat and later as an Independent after losing her party nomination in late 2005. She had lost the confidence of the NDP after she had voted against the Civil Marriage Act,legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada. She later worked as a departmental aide to Conservative Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson.
Ron Evans is a former clergyman and politician in Manitoba,Canada. He is the former Chief for the Norway House Cree Nation and former Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. A former priest in the Anglican Church of Canada,Evans is also a prominent figure in the Aboriginal community of northern Manitoba. He unsuccessfully sought election to both the Manitoba Legislature and the House of Commons of Canada,and has served as a band councillor and chief.
Tina Keeper,OM is a Cree actress,film producer and former politician from Canada.
Misipawistik Cree Nation is a Cree community in northern Manitoba. Misipawistik in the local Cree language means 'Rushing Rapids',which was once a historical Canadian landmark before the construction of the Manitoba Hydro-electric Dam in the late 1950s.
Oscar Lathlin was a politician in Manitoba,Canada,and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Gary Doer.
Mary Ellen Elizabeth Turpel-Lafond is a Canadian lawyer,law professor,judge,and legislative advocate for children's rights.
The Sapotaweyak Cree Nation is a First Nations band government whose reserves are located in northern Manitoba,north-east of Swan River,approximately 400 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
Kevin Chief is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Point Douglas from 2011 to 2017 as a member of the New Democratic Party caucus.
Wabanakwut "Wab" Kinew is a Canadian politician who has served as the 25th premier of Manitoba since October 18,2023. Kinew has served as the leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP) since September 16,2017 and served as Leader of the Opposition prior to the NDP's election victory in the 2023 Manitoba general election. He represents Fort Rouge in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
Amanda Lathlin is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a by-election on April 22,2015. She represents the constituency of The Pas-Kameesak as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
Robert-Falcon Ouellette is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Winnipeg Centre in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. He has also been a two-time candidate for Mayor of Winnipeg in the 2014 Winnipeg municipal election and the 2022 Winnipeg municipal election.
Alan Dean Lagimodiere is a Canadian provincial politician who served as the representative for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Selkirk. Prior to his run for the Manitoba Legislature he was a hotelier and veterinarian. Soon after his election to a second term he was named the Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations,though upon his appointment he was criticized for his vocal defense of the Canadian residential school system.
Blake Desjarlais is a Canadian politician who has represented Edmonton Griesbach in the House of Commons since 2021. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),Desjarlais is of Cree and Métis descent,making him Alberta's only Indigenous member of Parliament (MP). He is also the first openly two-spirit individual to serve as an MP.
9. Perspectives on ideology textbook
