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Claudette Dumont-Smith

Claudette Dumont-Smith

Claudette Dumont-Smith, an Algonquin woman from Kitigan Zibi, Quebec, has dedicated over 30 years to improving Indigenous health and addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Québec and a Master’s in Public Administration from Queen’s University, and received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Guelph in 2017. As Executive Director of the Native Women’s Association of Canada from 2010 to 2016, she led initiatives documenting over 1,000 cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

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