W. Yvon Dumont, OM is a Manitoba politician and office-holder. In 1993, he became the first member of Manitoba's Métis community to be appointed as the province's Lieutenant-Governor. He was born in St. Laurent, Manitoba. He became involved in the Manitoba Métis Federation in 1967, and became its Director for the Interlake region in 1972. He was chosen Executive Vice-President of the Federation in 1973, and served as its President from 1984 to 1993.

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  • W. Yvon Dumont, OM is a Manitoba politician and office-holder. In 1993, he became the first member of Manitoba's Métis community to be appointed as the province's Lieutenant-Governor. He was born in St. Laurent, Manitoba. He became involved in the Manitoba Métis Federation in 1967, and became its Director for the Interlake region in 1972. He was chosen Executive Vice-President of the Federation in 1973, and served as its President from 1984 to 1993. Dumont was also a founding member of the Native Council of Canada in 1972, and served as President of the Métis National Council from 1988 to 1993. He has participated as a representative of the MMF at Canadian First Minister's Conferences, and has been actively involved in constitutional debates concerning Canada's aboriginal and Métis peoples. Dumont has rejected the integration of Métis services into larger aboriginal institutions, expressing concern that Métis distinctiveness could be lost. Dumont has also been a municipal councillor in St. Laurent, and was on the Board of Governors for the University of Manitoba. He received a Manitoba Métis Federation Award in 1993, and a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1996. Dumont's appointment as Lt. Governor of Manitoba coincided with a national reappraisal of Métis leader Louis Riel's role in the province's creation. Once regarded as a rebel and an outlaw, Riel has in recent years been accepted as a Father of Confederation for his role in establishing a provisional government in the Red River settlement. The appointment of Dumont as Lt. Governor undoubtedly reflected this changed perspective. The position of Lt. Governor is largely ceremonial, and Dumont had very little influence over the Progressive Conservative government of Gary Filmon. Dumont was appointed to the Order of Manitoba in 2001. He ran again for the leadership of the MMF in 2003, but was defeated by David Chartrand.
  • W. Yvon Dumont, O.M. kanadalainen poliitikko ja Manitoban varakuvernööri. Hän syntyi St. Laurentin kylässä Manitobassa. Hän osallistui Manitoba Métis Federationin toimintaan vuodesta 1967 ja valittiin yhdistyksen Interlake-alueen valvojaksi vuonna 1972. Vuonna 1967 hänet nimitettiin yhdistyksen varapresidentiksi ja toimi presidenttinä vuosien 1984–1993 välillä. Dumont oli mukana perustajajäsenenä vuonna 1972 perustetussa Native Council of Canadassa, presidenttinä Métis National Councilissa vuosina 1988–1993, St. Laurentin maalaiskunnan kunnanvaltuutettuna, Manitoban yliopiston johtokunnassa ja oli ensimmäinen métisi joka valittiin Manitoban varakuvernööriksi, hänen toimikautensa oli 1993–1999. Hänelle myönnettiin useita kunniamerkkejä, Manitoba Métis Federation Award 1993, National Aboriginal Achievement Award 1996 ja Order of Manitoban jäsenyys vuonna 2001. Dumont on ollut ahkera métisien oikeuksien puolustaja ja métisien julkinen kuva, historia ja etenkin Louis Rielin maineen palautus ja osuutensa Manitoban perustamisessa, ovat suurelta osin hänen ansioitaan.
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  • W. Yvon Dumont, OM is a Manitoba politician and office-holder. In 1993, he became the first member of Manitoba's Métis community to be appointed as the province's Lieutenant-Governor. He was born in St. Laurent, Manitoba. He became involved in the Manitoba Métis Federation in 1967, and became its Director for the Interlake region in 1972. He was chosen Executive Vice-President of the Federation in 1973, and served as its President from 1984 to 1993.
  • W. Yvon Dumont, O.M. kanadalainen poliitikko ja Manitoban varakuvernööri. Hän syntyi St. Laurentin kylässä Manitobassa. Hän osallistui Manitoba Métis Federationin toimintaan vuodesta 1967 ja valittiin yhdistyksen Interlake-alueen valvojaksi vuonna 1972. Vuonna 1967 hänet nimitettiin yhdistyksen varapresidentiksi ja toimi presidenttinä vuosien 1984–1993 välillä.
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