Ethel Blondin-Andrew

Ethel Dorothy Blondin-Andrew PC OC (born 25 March 1951) is a Canadian politician, educator, and public servant.

[5] After she recovered, she moved to Délı̨nę with her parents, where a local priest wrote her a recommendation letter for Grandin College, a leadership school in Fort Smith, which accepted her application.

In 1984, she became National Manager of the Indigenous Development Participation Programme which was run by the Canadian Public Service.

[2] She won and while an MP, she became the Liberal Party's Assistant Critic for employment equity and Aboriginal affairs.

On 10 August 1998, she was elected chair for the Main Committee of the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth in Lisbon.

[4][10] In 2001, her work for Aboriginal communities was formally recognized by Brock University, who awarded her an honorary doctorate.