Alfred John Scow was the first Aboriginal person to graduate from a British Columbia law school, the first Aboriginal lawyer called to the British Columbia bar and the first Aboriginal legally trained judge appointed to the British Columbia Provincial Court.
Education
University of British Columbia.
Career
Scow was also the hereditary chief of the Kwikwasutinuxw of the Kwakwaka"wakw people.
Achievements
Judge Scow received numerous awards including the University of British Columbia Great Trekker Award, Aboriginal Achievement awards, a University of British Columbia Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, the Order of Canada, and the Order of British Columbia.
Member of the Order of Canada
Great Trekker Award; Order of Canada; Aboriginal Achievement awards
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.