Margaret Thom
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Margaret M. Thom DStJ ONWT (born 1951[citation needed]) is a Canadian politician, who was the commissioner of the Northwest Territories. She previously served as the deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from June 2, 2005, until October 2011. In June 2022 she was appointed to a second term.
Thom was born and raised in Fort Providence in an Indigenous family and worked a number of jobs before enrolling in a counselling program at Aurora College during the 1990s, subsequently becoming a counsellor at Deh Gáh School in Fort Providence.
Thom is a member of the NWT Education Hall of Fame and has been awarded the Territorial Wise Woman Award.
Honours and Arms
| Ribbon bars of Margaret Thom | |||
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Appointments
| Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2012 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | |
| Canada | 2017 | Dame of Justice of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Vice Prior of the Order in the Northwest Territories) | D.StJ |
| Northwest Territories | 2017 | Order of the Northwest Territories | ONWT |
| Canada | 2024 | King Charles III Coronation Medal |
Coat of arms
Thom was granted a coat of arms through Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to Tina Marie Gargan, Melanie Georgette Thom-Gargan, Lee Maria Thom and Tamara Rosalie Thom-Field, on May 15, 2019.
| Granted2019 CrestA bald eagle wings displayed Sable each charged with a mountain avens flower proper, its head Argent, beaked, legged and holding in the dexter claw a lightning flash Or, standing on a closed book bound Gules its edge fesswise Argent. EscutcheonSable a tepee issuant from base Argent its staves Or its interior Gules charged with a campfire Or. SupportersDexter a moose cow sinister a moose calf Or both supporting a braid of sweetgrass and standing on a grassy mount proper; MottoNEZŲ TS’ĘNDA |