Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 9, 2022
• Invested on: June 21, 2023

The Honourable Gerald M. Morin, O.C., K.C.
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Gerald Morin transformed the use of Indigenous languages in Canada’s judicial system. A member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, from Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, and a retired judge of the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan, he has had a far-reaching impact on justice. Notably, he is recognized for creating the Saskatchewan Cree Court Circuit in 2001, the first of its kind in Canada. He is also a revered mentor among Indigenous judges and lawyers, admired for creating the Wunusweh lecture on Indigenous law series at the University of Saskatchewan in 2012.