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Mary Ellen Elizabeth Turpel-Lafond (born February 1963) is a Canadian lawyer, law professor, judge, and legislative advocate for children's rights . Turpel-Lafond worked on land claims with the Indian Law Resource Center in Washington, DC, and served as a legal and constitutional adviser to aboriginal leaders.
Jan 18, 2023 · CBC investigation revealed that Turpel-Lafond, a former UBC professor and director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, falsely claimed to be Cree. UBC says it regrets its initial statement and promises to engage with Indigenous community and partners.
Nov 21, 2022 · A birth certificate shows that Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's father was born in Victoria, B.C., to British parents, contradicting her claims of being Cree. The Indigenous Women's Collective calls on 11 universities to revoke her honorary doctorates for pretending Indigeneity.
Oct 12, 2022 · Prominent scholar and former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says she is a treaty Indian of Cree ancestry — but her claims don’t appear to match the historical record. Her story...
Nov 3, 2023 · Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a high-profile former judge embroiled in a controversy surrounding her claims to Indigenous identity, has been removed from the Order of Canada at her own request.
Nov 3, 2023 · OTTAWA - Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a high-profile former judge whose claims to Indigenous identity have been discredited, is no longer a member of the Order of Canada.
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond was appointed on June 19, 2020, by Health Minister Adrian Dix to lead an investigation into Indigenous-specific racism in the British Columbia health care system.
