Dr. Helen Manyfingers

CM, BEd (1978), LLD (1992)

Dr. Helen Manyfingers has had a powerful impact on the Native and non-Native community in southern Alberta through a successful career in education and community service. Helen Manyfingers began her career as an instructor for Lethbridge College and later became an education counsellor for the Blood/Peigan District. Her firm belief in education for Native people contributed to her involvement in many advisory committees, including the Alberta Native Advisory Board for southern Alberta and the Blood Band’s parent advisory committee.

Helen Manyfingers has maintained strong ties with the University of Lethbridge and holds the distinct honour of being the University’s first graduate to receive an honorary degree from the University of Lethbridge and its first graduate to receive the Order of Canada.