Mildred Gottfriedson

Mildred Gottfriedson (1918–1989) was a Secwepemc educator and activist who was a leading member of the Kamloops Indian Band. She was the first First Nations individual to be inducted into the Order of Canada in 1977.{{cite web|url=http://chroniclesofpride.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/mildred-gottfriedson|title= Mildred Gottfriedson|website=Chronicles of Pride Collection|publisher=University of British Columbia|access-date=9 March 2017}} She was also a founding member and former president of the B.C. Native Women's Society.{{cite news|last1=Saskamoose|first1=Muriel|title=Kamloops lawyer was a 'remarkable human being'|url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/kamloops-lawyer-remarkable-human/|access-date=9 March 2017|publisher=Kamloops This Week}} Throughout her life, Gottfriedson acted as an advocate for the Shuswap Nation, working to revive and promote the arts of her community.{{cite web|last1=Governor General of Canada|title=Order of Canada|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=667&t=12|website=Office of the Governor General of Canada|access-date=9 March 2017}} She raised 13 children, fostering over 20 others and was awarded Mother of the Year at both the Provincial (1963) and Federal (1964) level.