Alfred John Scow (born April 10, 1927, in
Alert Bay, British Columbia
Alert Bay is a village on Cormorant Island (British Columbia), Cormorant Island, near the town of Port McNeill on northeast Vancouver Island, in the Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada.
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In the 2021 Can ...
, died Feb 26, 2013)
[Obituary: ‘Trailblazer’ first nations judge Alfred Scow led a life of firsts -- Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation man was most proud of his work on aboriginal issues]
by Kim Pemberton, in ''the Vancouver Sun
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''; published March 6, 2013; retrieved March 24, 2016 was the first Aboriginal person to graduate from a BC law school, the first Aboriginal lawyer called to the BC bar and the first Aboriginal legally trained judge appointed to the BC Provincial Court.
[B.C. Judge Alfred Scow remembered as "aboriginal pioneer"]
by Yolande Cole, in ''the Georgia Straight
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''; published March 8, 2013; retrieved March 24, 2016
Judge Scow received numerous awards including the UBC Great Trekker Award, Aboriginal Achievement awards, a UBC Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, the
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
To coincide with the ...
, and the
Order of British Columbia
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.
While at the
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...
, Scow played for the
Thunderbirds soccer team.
Scow was also a hereditary chief of the Kwikwasutinuxw of the
Kwakwaka'wakw people.
Profile of Judge Scow
at ''Save Our Rivers''
References
External links
The Scow Institute
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1927 births
2013 deaths
20th-century First Nations people
First Nations judges
Indspire Awards
Judges in British Columbia
Kwakwaka'wakw people
Lawyers in British Columbia
People from Alert Bay
Members of the Order of British Columbia
Members of the Order of Canada
Canadian soccer players
UBC Thunderbirds soccer players
Association footballers not categorized by position