na ▁have ▁two ▁children . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁appointment , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁lived ▁in ▁La ▁Ron ge . ▁ ▁RC MP ▁career ▁Mir ast y ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁( RC MP ) ▁for ▁thirty - six ▁years , ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁Ind igen ous ▁cad ets ▁in ▁his ▁tro op ▁at ▁RC MP ▁Academy , ▁Dep ot ▁Division . ▁Following ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁seven ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁ten ▁provinces . ▁He ▁also ▁did ▁a ▁work ▁exchange ▁with ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Police ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Mir ast y ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁a ide - de - camp ▁to ▁previous ▁lieutenant ▁govern ors ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁commission er ▁and ▁officer ▁command ing , ▁" F " ▁Division ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁Ind igen ous ▁RC MP ▁officer ▁to ▁command ▁a ▁division . ▁ ▁Following ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁RC MP , ▁he ▁has ▁volunte ered ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁community ▁service ▁organizations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L ie utenant ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Category : C ree ▁people ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁officers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Canadian