Laurie McDonald
Laurie McDonald a Nehiyawok from the Enoch Cree Nation in Maskekosiht Alberta, spent six years at the Ermineskin Residential School in Maskwacis Alberta.
Laurie McDonald is a Two Spirit from the Enoch Cree Nation near Edmonton, Alberta who was accepted as he was by his family.
In 1960, McDonald was scooped and placed in the Ermineskin Indian Residential School where he faced prejudice, sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect.
After leaving the school Laurie worked as an educator and frontline child protection social worker and as an instructor for Aboriginal social workers.
Laurie was one of the founders of the Greater Vancouver Native Cultural Two Spirit Society (GVNCS), which has served as a surrogate family and culture forum for Two Spirit people and their allies.
McDonald is a past Vancouver Pride Grand Marshall and was made an honourary member of the Vancouver Imperial College of Monarchs in 2023.