Jim Sinclair (June 3, 1933 – November 9, 2012[1]) was a Non-Status Indian leader from Punnichy, Saskatchewan, Canada.
After beating his addiction Jim worked extensively at community level organization among his people, to get them to sober up, take responsibility for their lives, and to lead others in the struggle for their rights.
He learned to become an expert at using the media, at using confrontation politics to force government to deal with peoples' immediate needs and rights.
He was part of the team who helped to establish a major network of alcohol treatment centers, along with the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Métis Studies and Applied Research.
In 1987, during the Canadian constitutional talks that led to the Meech Lake Accord, Sinclair took a strong stance against Premiers Grant Devine of Saskatchewan and Bill Vander Zalm of British Columbia for what he saw as their antagonism to Métis rights.