- Carol Morin
Carol Morin (born: Regina,
Saskatchewan ,Canada ) is a television personality. artist and politician in Northern Canada.Early life
Morin was born in Regina,
Saskatchewan but is originally fromSandy Bay, Saskatchewan . She is ofCree andChipewyan descent.Media career
Morin is a Canadian television journalist, musician and writer. She was formerly an anchor on
CBC Newsworld becoming the first aboriginal woman to anchor a national news broadcast in Canada. She was the original host of "In-Vision News" on APTN.Prior to her candidacy in the
Northwest Territories general election, 2007 , she was the anchor of "CBC News Northbeat" on theCBC North system in the Canadian territories. Since the election, she is now a television producer of health, lifestyle and arts for CBC North.Politics
Morin ran for a seat in the
Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories in theWeledeh electoral district.cite web|url=http://www.insidethecbc.com/morinmla|date=August 30 ,2007 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|title=CBC television anchor to run for MLA|accessdate=2007-09-06] The seat was formerly held by PremierJoe Handley who decided not to run in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election. cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/nwtvotes2007/riding/017/index.html| title= NWT Votes 2007 Yellowknife - Weledeh riding profile | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=2007-10-01]References
External links
* [http://www.sicc.sk.ca/faces/wmorinc.htm Carol Morin profile at Aboriginal Faces of Saskatchewan]
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