▁Jac qu eline ▁Clay ▁Sh umi atch er , ▁▁ ▁( born ▁April   2 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁phil anth rop ist , ▁arts ▁patron , ▁and ▁art ▁collect or . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Morris ▁C . ▁Sh umi atch er ▁began ▁supporting ▁the ▁arts ▁community ▁in ▁Regin a , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁shortly ▁after ▁their ▁marriage ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁an ▁ende avor ▁which ▁she ▁has ▁continued ▁since ▁Morris ' ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁couple ▁were ▁av id ▁collect ors ▁of ▁In uit ▁art ▁and ▁art work ▁by ▁local ▁artists . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁she ▁don ated ▁ 1 , 3 1 0 ▁In uit ▁sculpt ures ▁and ▁paint ings ▁by ▁the ▁Regin a ▁Five , ▁worth ▁an ▁estimated ▁C $ 3 ▁million , ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Regin a . ▁She ▁has ▁received ▁many ▁hon ours ▁and ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁ ▁Jac qu eline ▁F anch ette ▁Cl ot ilde ▁Clay ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁in ▁V end in - le - V ie il , ▁Pas ▁de ▁Cal ais , ▁France . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Arch ib ald ▁Franklin ▁Clay ▁and ▁Rose ▁Jean ne ▁Clay