Judy White is a Mi’kmaq, a member of the Flat Bay Band, and a King’s
Counsel lawyer with significant experience in human rights issues,
Indigenous governance, and legislative matters.Judy White was previously
the Assistant Deputy Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
in the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and, through an
interchange arrangement, served as Director of Engagement for
Distinctions-based Legislation with the Government of Canada.She has
worked on numerous boards and in governance, serving many agencies in
various capacities, including as the former Chairperson of the Human
Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador, Chair of the Inuvialuit
Arbitration Board, and Co-Chair (Indigenous) of Equal Voice’s
Newfoundland and Labrador chapter.In 2022, Judy White received the
Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case in
recognition of her outstanding contributions to the advancement of
gender equality. She is also the 2023 recipient of the prestigious
Gordon M. Stirling Distinguished Service Award from the Law Society of
Newfoundland and Labrador.Senator Judy White holds a Bachelor of Laws
from Dalhousie University with a particular emphasis on Indigenous law.
She also completed the Intensive Program in Indigenous Lands, Resources,
and Governments at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, the
Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities Program –
an Indigenous certificate program – at Harvard Business School, and the
Chartered Director Program at McMaster University.
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