, ▁and ▁international ▁recognition , ▁including ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Lou ie ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁Oliver ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁raised ▁on ▁the ▁O so yo os ▁reserve ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁mother . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁high ▁un emp loyment , ▁many ▁adult s ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁had ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁trans ient ▁labour ers ▁on ▁fruit ▁orch ards ▁in ▁nearby ▁Washington ▁State . ▁Lou ie ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁be ▁self - su fficient ▁during ▁his ▁child hood ▁years . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁left ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁en rolled ▁in ▁First ▁Nations ▁University ▁in ▁Regin a , ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁studied ▁native ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁L eth bridge ▁in ▁Al berta . ▁After ▁receiving ▁his ▁degree , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Ok an agan . ▁ ▁Ten ure ▁as ▁Chief ▁At ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁Lou ie ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁O so yo os ▁Indian ▁Band . ▁The ▁band ▁has ▁ 4 6 0 ▁members , ▁and ▁controls ▁ ▁of ▁land . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁O so yo os ▁Indian ▁Band ▁Development ▁Corporation ▁( O IB DC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁corpor ation ' s ▁efforts , ▁the ▁previously ▁imp over ished ▁band ▁started ▁or ▁acquired ▁nine ▁business es , ▁including ▁tour