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Jeannette Corbiere Lavell (Jeannette Vivian Corbiere) was born on 21 June, 1942 in Wikwemikong, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian and Anishinaabe community worker and activist. Discover Jeannette Corbiere Lavell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

Popular As Jeannette Vivian Corbiere
Occupation Activist
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 21 June 1942
Birthday 21 June
Birthplace Wikwemikong, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1942

Jeannette Corbiere Lavell (born June 21, 1942) is a Canadian and Anishinaabe community worker who focused on women's and children's rights.

1965

She was associated with the Company of Young Canadians, which gave her an opportunity to travel around the country, and was named, in 1965, as "Indian Princess of Canada".

1970

Corbiere Lavell married David Lavell in 1970, a non-Indigenous man, and subsequently was no longer deemed an Indian according to the Indian Act.

1971

She challenged the Act in 1971; though her challenge failed, she inspired a later challenge, the success of which "permitted reinstatement of the First Nations women and children who had lost their status".

She later served as president of the Native Women's Association of Canada and founded the Ontario Native Women's Association of Canada.

Corbiere Lavell served as a cabinet appointee or the Commission on the Native Justice System, president or the Nishnawbe Institute, and president of Anduhyaun Inc. After she earned a teaching degree from the University of Western Ontario, she worked as a teacher and school principal.

She co-edited "Until Our Hearts Are On the Ground: Aboriginal Mothering, Oppression, Resistance and Rebirth".

Her daughter, Dawn Harvard, was the youngest ever president of the Ontario Native Women's Association.

1987

That organization established an award in honour of Corbiere Lavell in 1987.

2009

In September 2009, she became the president of the organization NWAC (Native Women's Association of Canada) for a three-years period.

2016

In 2016, Corbiere Lavell was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws at York University for her work as a Native women's rights activist and educator.

2018

In 2018, she was honoured as a member of the Order of Canada.

She was born Jeannette Vivian Corbiere in Wikwemikong, Ontario to Adam and Rita Corbiere.

Her mother, a school teacher, was a cofounder of the Wikwemikong "Wiky" Powwow.

Corbiere Lavell learned English from her mother and Ojibwe from her father.

Corbiere Lavell attended business college in North Bay.

After graduation, she worked for the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto as an executive secretary.

In April 2018 The Feminist Alliance for International Action recognized Jeannette as a member of the Indigenous Famous Six.

Other members are Yvonne Bedard, Senator Sandra Lovelace Nicholas, Sharon McIvor, Lynn Gehl, and Senator Lillian Dyck.