Rockburn Presents
For 26 years Sophie Pierre was the chief of her band on the British Columbia reserve of St. Mary’s, just north of Cranbrook in the Kootenays. During her tenure, the band turned the St Eugene Residential School, where she studied as a child, into a world class resort, casino and golf course. Awarded the Order of British Columbia in 1994, Sophie Pierre was further recognized by her appointment as Chief Commissioner for the B.C. Treaty Commission in 2009, a position she still holds. Ken Rockburn spoke to Sophie Pierre in Cranbrook.
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