Margaret Glazier, nee Nieman (1950 – 1998)
Margaret Glazier was born in Whitehorse to Agnes and Paul Nieman; the fifth of nine children. Her heritage was Ahtna and she was a descendant of Copper Chief. She was raised at Mile 1191 on the Alaska Highway, Dry Creek, Snag, and in Whitehorse.1) Paul Nieman’s Lodge and Trading Post was located at Mile 1191.2)
Over her lifetime Glazier was a hairdresser, a bookkeeper, and a band manager. For the last ten years of her life she was Chief of the White River First Nation (WRFN). During her term of office, she oversaw the formal separation and recognition of WRFN as a separate legal entity. She leaves her husband Tim, her sons Kevin and Brian, and many friends and family.3)