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Terry Goulet
Canadian historian and biographer

Terry Goulet

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Canadian historian and biographer
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90 years
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Marie Therese Veronica "Terry" Goulet, née Boyer de la Giroday (born September 26, 1934) is a Canadian best-selling author, historian, Metis scholar, public speaker, wife of George R. D. Goulet and mother of five children including Tag Goulet, Laura de Jonge and Catherine Goulet. Born in Calgary, Alberta, she studied at the University of Manitoba receiving a BSc (HEc) degree. Terry had an eclectic career working as a paralegal and a free-lance indexer of corporate and securities law reporters for CCH. Along with her husband George, Goulet has spoken to thousands of people across North America on Louis Riel and the Métisincluding at the Manitoba Pavilion during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In the spring of 2012 they spoke at the Centre of Canadian Studies at the University of Edinburgh. and at the British Association of Canadian Studies conference on Sustaining Canada at Murray Edwards College at the University of Cambridge where they gave a talk on the Aboriginal rights of the Métis in relation to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines.
Goulet and her husband George contributed expert information about Louis Riel to the CBC series Canada: a People's History and together they were the Historical Consultants to the BC Metis Federation.
In September 2006, Goulet was a member of a round table discussion at a conference in Winnipeg to commemorate the centennial of Gabriel Dumont's death.
An annual scholarship, the George and Terry Goulet Bursary in Canadian History, was established at the University of Calgary in their honor.
Terry, along with her husband George, is a strong supporter of the exoneration of Louis Riel and has been quoted on her support of the Private member's bill introduced by Pat Martin in the House of Commons.
In October 2012, Terry and her husband George spoke before a Standing Committee of the Senate of Canada to examine and report on the legal and political recognition of Métis identity in Canada.

Selected bibliography

  • Louis Hebert and Marie Rollet: Canada's Premier Pioneers. Calgary: FabJob, 2007.
  • The Metis: Memorable Events and Memorable Personalities. Calgary: FabJob, 2006.
  • The Metis in British Columbia: From Fur Trade Outposts to Colony. Calgary: FabJob, 2008.
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Healing. Calgary: FabJob, 2005.
  • The Trial of Louis Riel: Justice and Mercy Denied (Researcher). Calgary: Tellwell, 1999.

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