Southern President of the Saskatchewan Indian Veterans' Association. in 1979 Deiter was one of five leaders who made a presentation to British Parliament about the concerns of Indigenous Peoples in Canada regarding the new Constitution. Deiter was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his work towards better education and social conditions for First Nations people. He died of cancer in Regina and was buried on the Okanese Reserve. References 1916 births 1988 deaths Assembly of First Nations chiefs Officers of the Order of Canada Cree people Deaths from cancer in Saskatchewan Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan