Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s former representative for children and youth, has faced questions about her claim to be a treaty Indian of Cree ancestry, as well as her academic credentials
University of Victoria chancellor Marion Buller says if Thompson Rivers University does not revoke Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s honorary doctor of laws degree, she will consider returning hers.
”Following recent public questions regarding Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s biography and curriculum vitae — and pursuant to TRU’s policy regarding the awarding of honorary degrees — the honorary degree awarded to Turpel-Lafond by TRU in 2009 is under review,” it said. “We are committed to these deliberations being careful, thorough, and respectful,” the statement said, adding the university’s governing bodies will seek advice from local Indigenous leaders as well as its Indigenous faculty and others.
She is a member of the Mistawasis Nehiyawak, a Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan, an Indigenous scholar and advocate for Indigenous issues and rights, said UVic.During her career, Turpel-Lafond has received honorary degrees from several Canadian universities, including Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo and Royal Roads University in Colwood.
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