Willie Littlechild, also known as J. Wilton Littlechild or Wilton Littlechild, is a Cree Canadian lawyer and former Member of Parliament.
As a young man, Wilton Littlechild was a successful athlete who won ten Athlete of the Year Awards. He obtained a master's degree in physical education from the University of Alberta. He later became the first Treaty Indian from Alberta to obtain a law degree.
Littlechild was the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Wetaskiwin from 1988 to 1993.[1] Littlechild did not stand for reelection in the 1993 general election. Since leaving Parliament, Littlechild has continued to be involved in politics. He was the founder of the International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development, a United Nations non-governmental organization.
Littlechild is a member of the Ermineskin Cree Nation. The Indian Association of Alberta presents the Willie Littlechild Achievement Award to six First Nations students each year.
In 2006, Littlechild was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians,[2] awarded for "outstanding contributions to the promotion and understanding of Canada's parliamentary system of government".[3]
Parliament of Canada | ||
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Preceded by Harry Andrew Moore |
Member of Parliament Wetaskiwin 1988-1993 |
Succeeded by Dale Johnston |