(Jerry) Hammersmith (October 10, 1938 - December 19, 2021)[1] was a writer, an educator, a consultant and former political figure in Saskatchewan.
He represented Prince Albert-Duck Lake from 1978 to 1983 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.
[1] After spending time as a farmer, logger, miner, construction worker and lineman, he married Shelby Smith.
He also served as a volunteer adviser on Aboriginal and Developing Nation projects with the Canadian Executive Service Organization.
He served on the Faculty of the Aboriginal Leadership and Management Program at the Banff Centre in Alberta from 2005 to 2015 and continues as a Saskatoon freelance writer of both fiction and non-fiction.