1922 - 1994
Jean Folster
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1921
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| Birthplace |
Norway House, Manitoba, Canada
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| Died |
26th December, 1994
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| Place of Death |
Norway House, Manitoba, Canada
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| Occupation Text |
Seamstress, Social worker, tribal leader, magistrate
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| Year(s) Active |
1960s–1987
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Jean Folster (1922 – 26 December 1994) was a Canadian community worker and the first woman to become the chief of the Norway House Cree Nation. She was also the first Indigenous woman appointed as a magistrate in Manitoba. Born in 1922, she was the daughter of a trapper and was widowed at a young age. She sewed bridal attire to support her eight children. Aware of the financial challenges of being a widowed mother, she opened the first family services organisation in a First Nations community and became a social worker and welfare official for her band in the 1960s. She served as the vice president of the Manitoba Indian Women's Association from its founding in 1970.
