Lawrence Willier- Director

Lawrence Willier is currently a board member of ICAA. He is a member of the Sucker Creek First Nation in Northern Alberta and currently resides in the lesser Slave Lake area. Lawrence speaks fluent Cree and is a father, grandfather and great grandfather. Lawrence was one of the founding members of Native Council of Canada (Alberta) which was a non-status organization in 1985 who was involved in the national body NCC which is now CAPP. Lawrence also spoke in the House of Commons in 1985 to get our First Nation treaty rights back under Bill C31.

He was involved in the Metis Association of Alberta and President of Local 147. Lawrence was also a Northern board member of Indian Association of Alberta and a board member of ANCS which is now Windspeaker (Alberta Native Communication Society) and negotiated the airwaves for ANCS. Lawrence likes to hunt, fish and trap and is a lifelong learner being involved with all levels of politics, including aboriginal, federal, provincial and municipal.