Jean Folster

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title: Jean Folster
text: Jean Folster was a Canadian community worker and the first woman to become the chief of the Norway House Cree Nation. She was also the first Indigenous woman appointed as a magistrate in Manitoba. Born in 1922, she was the daughter of a trapper and was widowed at a young age. She sewed bridal attire to support her eight children. Aware of the financial challenges of being a widowed mother, she opened the first family services organisation in a First Nations community and became a social worker a
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description: Canadian community worker
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date created: 2023-08-16T21:29:38Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T23:40:59Z
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