A Metis woman is one of seven people selected to receive Saskatchewan’s Order of Merit.
May Henderson is the current provincial secretary of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan, and has served as the executive director of the Saskatoon Indian and Metis Friendship Centre and a board member of the Central Urban Metis Federation Incorporated.
She has spent her life working on various social issues including missing and murdered Aboriginal women, poverty reduction and community safety.
Henderson is also a past recipient of the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal and the YMCA Women of Distinction Award.
All seven recipients will officially receive their awards in Regina on Nov. 4.