Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2025-04-17
Robert R. Janes, C.M.
Canmore, Alberta
Robert R. Janes is one of Canada’s most distinguished museologists. Devoted to elevating the role of museums as an essential part of well-being in society, this ethnoarchaeologist, mentor and philanthropist played a key role in returning sacred belongings to the Blackfoot Confederacy in the largest voluntary restitution of its kind in Canadian history.