Sit down with the girls this week as they chat with Alyson Bear. Alyson is a resilient Indigenous woman who just passed the BAR. She was involved in a car accident when she was 17 and lost her eye. Despite the accident Alyson persevered and concurred all obstacles that presented themselves. Alyson finished her undergrad and went straight to law school, she is a single a mother to two beautiful young ladies. She is a definition of comeback.
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Alyson is a student at law in the McKercher LLP, Saskatoon office. She is proud to be from Whitecap Dakota First Nation and of her Dakota and Anishinaabe heritage.
Alyson earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Saskatchewan, College of Law in 2020. While in university, she was the Vice President of Indigenous Relations for two consecutive years. Alyson was also a member of the Kawaskimhon Moot team. She sat on the executive for the Law Students’ Association and Indigenous Law Students’ Association, creating new events for the College while educating and bridging Indigenous and non-indigenous students.
Alyson’s community involvement entails public speaking events over the past few years. In September 2017, Alyson opened up for Dr. Jane Goodall at TCU Place, “An Evening with Jane Goodall,” who is the United Nations Messenger of Peace. In October 2018, Alyson spoke on the “We Walk in Two Worlds” panel at the 4th Annual Wicihitowin Conference, held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In January 2019, Alyson spoke for the Speakers Bureau in an open to the public event at Aden Bowman Collegiate on “Indigenous Rights & Reconciliation.” In May 2019, Alyson spoke on a panel titled “Youth Leading the Way” at the University of Saskatchewan for Gwich’in Tribal Council Post-Secondary Academic Conference “The next 40” Public Policy & Energy Sovereignty in Arctic Communities.” Alyson also has a monthly column with the local Eagle Feather News. In December 2018, Alyson was published in “Three Sisters Soup for the Spirit,” a collection of short stories, poetry, and artwork by First Nations, Metis and Inuit women across Canada. In 2019, Alyson attended the United Nations 18th Session Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York as a representative of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and Whitecap Dakota First Nation.
Outside of the office Alyson is a proud mother to her two daughters. Alyson also enjoys golfing, yoga, snowboarding, kickboxing, writing, traveling and jingle dress dancing. Alyson is passionate about her Dakota roots, and continues her healing journey in ceremony.
