The remarkable life of Marion Ironquil Meadmore – ICT

March 6, 2025

One of Canada’s first Indigenous women lawyers was ‘a force for change’

Marion Ironquil Meadmore – one of Canada’s first Indigenous women lawyers who worked decades to empower Indigenous people – died Feb. 19 at age 89.

Meadmore died peacefully at home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, surrounded by family.

In addition to her legal career, she was a founding member in 1961 of the National Indian Council, which eventually would split into two national organizations, the Assembly of First Nations and the Native Council of Canada.

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