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Bertha Allen
Women's rights advocate
Bertha Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bertha Moses 1934 Old Crow, Yukon, Canada |
| Died | 7 May 2010 (aged 75–76) |
| Occupation | Activist |
Bertha Allen (née Moses; 1934 – 7 May 2010) was a Vuntut Gwitchin women's rights and aboriginal rights advocate.[1]
Early life and education
Allen was born in Old Crow, Yukon, and raised by her grandparents.
At the age of 12, she was sent to a mission school in Aklavik, where she studied for 5 years.[citation needed] She attended Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, formerly known as Grant MacEwan Community College, to take courses in life-skill coaching and leadership.[2]
Career
Allen strove to improve health services in the Northwest Territories through 10 years of volunteer work with the Territorial Hospital Insurance Services Board.
For 5 years, she served as a volunteer for the Inuvik Medical Transient Centre. In 2001, she became a member of t Bertha Allen - Wikipedia, kamusi elezo huru FODY