Alfred John Scow (born April 10, 1927, in Alert Bay, British Columbia, died Feb 26, 2013)Obituary: ‘Trailblazer’ first nations judge Alfred Scow led a life of firsts -- Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation man was most proud of his work on aboriginal issues , by Kim Pemberton, in the Vancouver Sun; published March 6, 2013; retrieved March 24, 2016 was the first Aboriginal person to graduate from a BC law school, the first Aboriginal lawyer called to the BC bar and the first Aboriginal legally trained judge appointed to the BC Provincial Court.B.C. Judge Alfred Scow remembered as "aboriginal pioneer", by Yolande Cole, in the Georgia Straight; published March 8, 2013; retrieved March 24, 2016
Scow attended UBC where he completed 3 years of his undergraduate degree and was awarded an LLB degree.
Judge Scow received numerous awards including the UBC Great Trekker Award, Aboriginal Achievement awards, a UBC Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree in 1997, the Order of Canada in 2000, and the Order of British Columbia in 2004.
While at the University of British Columbia, Scow played for the Thunderbirds soccer team.
Scow was also a hereditary chief of the Kwikwasutinuxw of the Kwakwaka'wakw people.Profile of Judge Scow at Save Our Rivers
He is the first cousin of Bill Wilson and uncle of Jody Wilson-Raybould.
References
External links The Scow Institute Profile of Judge Scow at the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation