Elder Dr. Lorraine Peters-Whitman

Lorraine Whitman, Grand Mother White Sea turtle and President of Native Women Association of Canada. Grand Daughter of the late Chief Louis Peters and daughter of late Chief Joseph Peters and Elder Doris nee Brooks. Lorraine is one of fourteen children, seven brothers and six sisters. Born and raised in Middleton, Nova Scotia and graduated from Grant MacEwan  Community  College and University of Alberta as a Rehabilitation Practitioner. She is married to husband Thomas and have a daughter Zabrina.

Lorraine had worked on her First Nation community of Glooscap for a total of 30 years, 17 years as an elected councillor, Social Development Officer, Education Councillor, and continued her education at Yellowquill College as a Diabetes Initiative Worker.

In 2017 Lorraine was elected as the President of Nova Scotia Native Womens Association and in 2019 Lorraine was elected as the President for Native Women Association of Canada.

Throughout her working career she has advocated and defending the rights for the Indigenous people and the women, girls and gender diverse community. Over the past 5 years she has concentrated on the Missing Murdered indigenous Women and Girls. Lorraine's advocacy work and volunteerism has also been recognized by receiving her Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Acadia University.

I feel very compassionate about the work I do for equality and to STOP the violence and this can only be done through working together in being part of the solution.

Darlene Peters-Copeland