Childhood
Education
Career History
Background Information
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Where did Marion go to visit her family ever summer?

Saskatchewan.

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What bachelor's degree did Marion earn at the University of Victoria?

Anthropology.

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What kind of lawyer was Marion?

A civil, criminal, and human rights lawyer.

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Where was Marion born and raised?

Toronto, Ontario.

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As a result of Marion's grandfather leaving the reserve, she and her father avoided having to attend....

Residential school.

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Where did Marion earn her law degree in 1997?

University of Victoria.
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What clients/cases did Marion typically lean towards?

Indigenous issues and clients.

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Missing and murdered women and girls.

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What year was Marion born in?

She was born in 1953.

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Who did Marion and her family lose connection with?

Marion's grandfather.

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What year was she admitted to the British Columbia Bar?

1998.

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What year did Marion retire?

2016.

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Where does Marion live now?

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.

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When / why did Marion's family and her grandfather regain connection?

When the laws changed in the 1980s.

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Which university granted Marion an Honorary Doctor of Law degree in 2021?

Thompson Rivers University. 

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What was one of Marion's high-profile positions in her career?

Director and president of the IDA, or Chief Commissioner for National Inquiry into missing and murdered women and girls.

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Marion is a proud member of the...

Mistawasis First Nation.

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