Ruth Scalplock

Ruth Scalp Lock is a Siksika First Nation woman who founded a domestic violence shelter in Calgary.

She was placed into the Canadian Indian residential school system for fourteen years. In 1974, Scalp Lock experienced a spiritual awakening where she decided to change her life by embracing healing. It was Scalp Lock’s dream to open a Native Women’s Shelter in Calgary. Finding a location for and then opening the shelter took many years and had the support of Mayor Alder, Ralph Klein, and many other local leaders.