George Morin was raised in Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan. His first years were spent on the trapline, where he learned the ways of the land, his culture and language.
George left Sandy Bay and finished his high school in Regina, then went on to take several years of classes in Education and Administration. George returned to the north and accepted work with the provincial government as a Community Developer and later became the first Aboriginal Personnel Officer in the provincial civil service. In later years, George chose Human Resource Management as his career path and has worked for the Province, the Federal Government and First Nations Governments in this capacity.
For many years, George has volunteered in the trappers’ organizations locally, regionally, provincially and nationally. Internationally he attended a conference of Humane Trappers in Amsterdam for the Fur Institute of Canada to help in the fight against the European animal rights ban on the trapping industry.
George has coordinated delegations of First Nations, Metis, war veterans and provincial officials to visit several European countries such as Britain, France, Holland and Germany to request that these countries curtail their efforts to ban trapping in Canada due to the harm it would cause aboriginal people, communities and culture. George also coordinated a delegation of aboriginal leaders to accompany Prime Minister Chrétien on a Trade Mission to China, the purpose of which was to find a potential market for furs and fish in China.
By nature, by culture and by background George is committed to the founding principles of the Green Party of Canada. George wants to see the north remain green, with a sustainable economy and future. George continues to return to the land annually, mostly in the spring time.
