Lord God, we thank You for MLA Betty Nippi-Albright. We thank You for her heart to serve the people of Saskatoon Centre and the First Nations and Métis peoples. Lord, we ask that You would be at work in our cities and in our province. Holy Spirit of God, we ask that You would give wisdom and encouragement to Betty as she serves. Lord, bless Betty, her husband, her three children, her seven grandchildren, and all her friends. Lord Jesus, we thank You that in John 14:27 You said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Give Betty, and all of us, Your peace. We ask these things in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Betty Nippi-Albright was elected MLA for Saskatoon Centre in 2020 and re-elected in 2024. She is the opposition critic for First Nations and Métis Relations, Truth and Reconciliation, and the Public Service Commission. Betty is from Kinistin Saulteaux Nation and is a Saulteaux and Cree mother and grandmother. Although Betty attended residential school for nine years, her parents always involved her in their traditional cultural ceremonies where she is still very active. Betty also comes from a long line of leaders: her great grandfather signed the adhesion to Treaty 4 in 1876. She has served on boards and committees at the regional, provincial, and national levels including: United Way of Saskatoon, Saskatoon Heart & Stroke Foundation, Diabetes Canada, YWCA, National Aboriginal Diabetes Association, Saskatchewan Senior’s Mechanism, Saskatoon Anti-Poverty Coalition, Mental Health & Addiction Services, Saskatchewan Paraplegic Association, and Saskatoon Sexual Assault & Information Centre. Betty has a Master’s Degree in Political Studies, an Honour’s Degree in Aboriginal Public Administration, and a Certificate in Indigenous Business Administration from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina. She and her husband have three grown children and seven grandchildren.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]