Lorraine Peter, née Netro, is a Canadian

Canada

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 politician. She represented the electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly

Yukon Legislative Assembly

-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...

 from 2000 to 2006. She was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party

Yukon New Democratic Party

The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...

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She originally ran for election under her maiden name, but married during her first year in office and used her married name, Peter, for the remainder of her political career.

A Gwich'in from Old Crow

Old Crow, Yukon

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, she is currently on the board of directors of Gwich'in Council International.