Alfred Scow Explained
Alfred John Scow (born April 10, 1927, in Alert Bay, British Columbia, died Feb 26, 2013)[1] 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.[2]
Scow attended UBC where he completed 3 years of his undergraduate degree and was awarded an LLB degree.
Judge Scow received numerous awards including the UBC Great Trekker Award, Aboriginal Achievement awards, a UBC Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree in 1997, the Order of Canada in 2000, and the Order of British Columbia in 2004.[3]
While at the University of British Columbia, Scow played for the Thunderbirds soccer team.[4]
Scow was also a hereditary chief of the Kwikwasutinuxw of the Kwakwaka'wakw people.[5]
References
- https://vancouversun.com/life/Obituary+Trailblazer+first+nations+judge+Alfred+Scow+life+firsts/8053986/story.html 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
- https://www.straight.com/news/360396/bc-judge-alfred-scow-remembered-aboriginal-pioneer B.C. Judge Alfred Scow remembered as "aboriginal pioneer"
- Web site: The Honorable Alfred J. Scow, OC, OBC .
- Remembering . UBC TREK . . May 2013 . January 4, 2022 . 33 . 45 . A few years before Alfred Scow played varsity soccer and became the first Aboriginal person to graduate from the UBC Faculty of Law, he participated in an important moment in Thunderbird history..
- http://www.ourrivers.ca/about-mainmenu-28/board-of-advisors Profile of Judge Scow
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