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Dr. Anne Anderson was born on a river lot farm four miles east of St. Albert, Alberta. In 1979 she formed her own company, Cree Productions. She also developed the Dr. Anne Anderson Native Heritage and Cultural Centre, won the Alberta Achievement Award in 1975, the Order of Canada in 1979, plus an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Alberta, and the Edmonton Female Citizenship Award. Before her death in 1997, she had written 93 books on the Cree language and Métis history. She collected artifacts and an extensive library of Native books which are housed by the Métis Nation of Alberta. Apart from her language tapes, Dr. Anne was probably best-known for her Cree Dictionary and her book, The First Métis . . . A New Nation. |
