Bridget Tolley

Bridget Tolley (born 1960) is a Canada-based Algonquin community worker, women activist and the founder of Families of Sisters in Spirit (FSIS).[1]

Bridget Tolley
Born1960
Known forCommunity worker and Women's activist.
Parent(s)Gladys(M), John Tolley(F)

Tolley was born on 1960 at Maniwaki, Quebec.[2] She is an Algonquin, born to Gladys and John Tolley.[2][3] Her father committed suicide when she was 11 years old.[2] Her mother was killed in a car accident on 5 October 2001 by Quebec Provincial Police, which made Tolley a woman activist.[2][4][5]

Bridget Tolley is the founders of FSIS (Families of Sisters in Spirit).[1][3][5][6] She is a founding member of Justice for Victims of Police Killings and also involved with Native Women's Association of Canada Sisters in Spirit Vigils.[7][6] Tolley is active in other social issues such as child welfare, police violence, indigenous education, and housing.[1]

References
  1. "Raising Indigenous Voices". Women's March Ottawa. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. "Tears from up above | The McGill Daily". Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  3. Kilty, Jennifer M. (2014). Within the Confines: Women and the Law in Canada. Canadian Scholars’ Press. ISBN 9780889615168.
  4. Brammer, John Paul (2016-07-05). "Why thousands of indigenous women have gone missing in Canada". Vox. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  5. Anderson, Kim; Campbell, Maria; Belcourt, Christi (2018). Keetsahnak / Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters. University of Alberta. ISBN 9781772123678.
  6. "2018 Indspire recipient, 14, runs again for #MMIWG awareness". Windspeaker.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  7. "Vigil for victims of police violence held in Montreal - Montreal | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
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