Ralph Steinhauer, Cree, 1905-1987
He was a farmer and Indian leader who became he first
Native person to serve as provincial Lieutenant-governor, he was
educated at Brandon Indian Residential School and farmed at Saddle
Lake, Alberta. He founded the Indian Association of Alberta and
was president of the Alberta Indian Development Corp. In 1963
he ran as a Liberal candidate in the federal election. On 2 July
1974 he was sworn in as lieutenant-governor of Alberta and served
until 1979. Chief of the Saddle Lake Indian Reserve, Alberta,
he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1967, “for
his services to the community and particularly to his people.”
