Walter Patrick Twinn

Walter Patrick Twinn was a Canadian Chief of the Sawridge First Nation starting in 1966, and Senator from 1990 to 1997. Twinn was elected chief just after oil was discovered on Sawridge reserve land; with the royalties from that he created a legacy for the Sawridge band by building first the Sawridge hotel and then other buildings.
Twinn was born in Slave [Lake, Alberta] and attended Canadian [Indian residential school system|residential school]. He was appointed to the Senate in 1990 representing the senatorial division of Alberta and sitting as a Progressive [Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]. He served until his death in 1997.
He died of a heart attack in 1997 after returning from a ceremonial sweat lodge.