Local Indigenous lawyer honoured with appointment from province
An accomplished Battlefords area Indigenous lawyer was recently recognized with a Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) designation for her work in contributing to the legal profession as well as to public service.
Eleanore Sunchild is one of 18 lawyers in the province to be honoured with the title in the province’s announcement Dec. 18.
Sunchild, from Thunderchild First Nation, was involved in many projects to promote justice for Indigenous people as part of her work over the years. She was admitted to the bar in 1999.
“I’m honoured to have received the Queen’s Counsel designation,” she said. “As an Indigenous woman working in the province it has been a difficult year.