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Blake Desjarlais
Blake Desjarlais, politician (born 29 December 1993, in Fishing Lake Métis Settlement, AB). Blake Desjarlais is the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the riding of Edmonton Griesbach for the New Democratic Party (NDP). Upon winning office in September 2021, the Métis Desjarlais became the first MP in Canada’s history to openly identify as two-spirit. He is currently the only Indigenous MP from Alberta.