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Bridget Tolley (born 1940) is a Canada-based Algonquin community worker, women activist and a co-founder of Families of Sisters in Spirit (FSIS).
Tolley was born on 1940 at Maniwaki, Quebec town, Ottawa, Canada. She is an Algonquin, born to Gladys and John Tolley. Her father committed suicide when she was 11 years old. Her mother was killed in a car accident on 5 October 2001 by Quebec Provincial Police, which made Tolley a women activist.
Bridget Tolley and Kristen Gilchrist are the co-founders of FSIS (Families of Sisters in Spirit). She is a founding member of Justice for Victims of Police Killings and also involved with Native Women's Association of Canada Sisters in Spirit Vigils. Tolley is active in other social issues such as child welfare, police violence, indigenous education, and housing.