Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: October 17, 2017
• Invested on: July 06, 2018

Donald Wayne Nicholls, M.S.M.
Mistissini, Quebec

While serving as director of Justice and Corrections with the Cree Nation Government, Donald Wayne Nicholls has led the development of innovative crime prevention, alternative dispute resolution and reintegration programs for members of nine Cree communities in northern Quebec. Rooted in Indigenous culture, his programs include school-based youth workshops, women’s shelters and a criminal record suspension framework to help people with barriers to employment find jobs.