Betty Nippi-Albright

Betty Nippi-Albright is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Saskatoon Centre as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.[2]

Betty Nippi-Albright

MLA
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Saskatoon Centre
Assumed office
October 26, 2020
Preceded byDavid Forbes
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic
ResidenceSaskatoon, Saskatchewan

Hailing from the Kinistin First Nation, Nippi-Albright is of Saulteaux and Cree ancestry and is a residential school survivor.[3][4] She is one of three Indigenous MLAs currently serving from the NDP, joining Doyle Vermette and Buckley Belanger.[5]

References
  1. "NDP candidate Betty Nippi-Albright wins Saskatoon Centre". Saskatoon. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. "Saskatchewan election: Saskatoon Centre". Global News. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  3. Wolf, Priscilla (27 October 2020). "Betty Nippi-Albright elected in Saskatoon Centre in Saskatchewan election". APTN News. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. Benning, Kyle. "Saskatchewan Indigenous communities hoping more diverse MLAs will help address issues". Global News. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. Francis, Jennifer. "How diverse candidates did in the Sask. election | CBC News". CBC News. Retrieved 28 October 2020.


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