Norma Green

The family of Norma Irene Standing Green regretfully advises of her passing on April 19, 2023. Born at home on February 2, 1939, on the Wahpeton Dakota First Nation north of Prince Albert, Norma Standing Green passed away peacefully on April into her last journey with her family by her side. While a great loss to those she loved and who loved her, her life was well-lived. Her enthusiasm and zest for life as a modern-day Dakota woman warrior for her family and social justice in the world at large is one to be celebrated. As her mother passed away young, Norma, the youngest of five children, was raised primarily by her father and grandmother with an active understanding of traditional culture and of her Dakota language. While nurturing a family of four children, she found meaningful work with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, becoming the Prince Albert Area Director…