Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 17, 2025

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.