Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 10, 2002
• Invested on: October 24, 2003

An Elder of the Dene Nation, George Blondin is devoted to preserving the heritage of his people. During a lifetime of travelling throughout the Northwest Territories as a guide, miner, trapper and journalist, he has collected the stories of his Elders and published them in several books. Future generations of Dene now have access to their ancestral legends of creation, spirituality and medicine. A dedicated community leader, he also served as chief of Fort Franklin and as chair of both the Denendeh Elders Council and the Dene Cultural Institute.