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      • Bertha Allen (née Moses; 1934 – 7 May 2010) was a Vuntut Gwitchin women's rights and aboriginal rights advocate.


      Early life and education


      Allen was born in Old Crow, Yukon, and raised by her grandparents. At the age of 12, she was sent to a mission school in Aklavik, where she studied for 5 years. She attended Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, formerly known as Grant MacEwan Community College, to take courses in life-skill coaching and leadership.


      Career


      Allen strove to improve health services in the Northwest Territories through 10 years of volunteer work with the Territorial Hospital Insurance Services Board. For 5 years, she served as a volunteer for the Inuvik Medical Transient Centre. In 2001, she became a member of the Council of Grandmothers where she served as the liaison between the elderly of the community and the Northwest Territories government of health regarding issues around wellness and social development. Bertha Allen was the founding president of the Native Women's Association of the Northwest Territories. She also served as the president of the Native Women's Association of Canada and the Advisory Council on the Status of Women in the Northwest Territories.


      Awards and accolades


      1987: NWT Commissioner’s Volunteer Award, highest level
      1987: National Health and Welfare Canadian Volunteer Award
      1999: Governor General Award
      2005: National Aboriginal Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award
      2006: Member of the Order of Canada
      2009: Northern medal by governor general Michael Jean


      Personal life


      Bertha Allen married Victor Allen, an Inuvialuit man, and had six children. Allen died of cancer in 2010.


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