Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: January 15, 2024
• Invested on: May 08, 2024

Vanessa Rowena Gloria Génier, M.S.M.
Timmins, Ontario

Vanessa Génier, of the Missanabie Cree First Nation, founded Quilts for Survivors in 2021, in response to the discovery of unmarked graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School. With donations of fabric and money, she and her volunteers have made thousands of quilts, each one smudged before being sent to survivors.