Hugh Dempsey

Hugh Dempsey
BornHugh Aylmer Dempsey
(1929-11-07)November 7, 1929
Edgerton, Alberta
DiedMay 24, 2022 (aged 92)
Calgary
OccupationHistorian
Author
NationalityCanadian
GenreHistorical
SubjectFirst Nation
Alberta
Notable awardsOrder of Canada
SpousePauline Gladstone

Hugh Aylmer Dempsey, CM (November 7, 1929 - May 24, 2022)[1] was a Canadian historian, an author and the Chief Curator Emeritus of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta.[2][3] Dempsey authored more than 20 books, focusing primarily on the history of people of the Blackfoot Confederacy. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Calgary and was made an honorary chief of the Kainai Blackfoot in 1967.[4] For his contributions to the study of the Plains Indians, Dempsey was awarded membership in the Order of Canada in 1975.[5]

  1. ^ Cullingham, James (16 June 2022). "Historian Hugh Dempsey's deep connection to Indigenous people brought rigour to his work". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ Seskus, Tony (May 26, 2022). "Alberta author Hugh Dempsey remembered for chronicles of First Nations history". Calgary, Alberta: CBC News.
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  4. ^ George Melnyk, The Literary History of Alberta: From the end of the war to the end of the century, University of Alberta, 1999 p112-113 ISBN 0-88864-324-1
  5. ^ "Hugh A. Dempsey, C.M., LL.D", Order of Canada, Governor General of Canada, www.gg.ca, retrieved 2009-04-25