Indigenous Artist

Marilyn is from the Odawa Nation. She has a strong educational background in law and justice and in the administration field. She obtained her Legal Assistant Diploma and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Justice. She has also obtained a certificate in Oral history from the University of Alberta as well as a certificate from the Aboriginal Professional Administrator program through AFOA Canada. Marilyn is also a Certified Arbitrator and Adjudicator from the Osgoode Professional Development Department.
She first began a 3-year term as Trustee with the Wikwemikong Trust in 2017 and has successfully completed Phase I of the Trustee Training program through Lethbridge College.
Marilyn was raised by her parents in Wikwemikong with a strong background in the arts and culture, she practices beadwork, leatherwork, hand bags, regalia and sewing and design, which Marilyn practices when she has time. Marilyn has a strong passion for supporting the arts sector and looks forward to her term with IPPA.

INDIGENOUS ANCESTRY

First Nations

SELF-IDENTIFICATION

Odawa Nation Wikwemikong