Dr. Wilton Littlechild is known as a pioneer for the global Indigenous rights movement and a dedicated advocate of the implementation of treaties between Indigenous Peoples and the Crown. He is a founding member of the Indigenous Initiative for Peace, and served on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. He was appointed Honorary Chief in his home community of the Maskwacis Crees, the highest honour an Indigenous person can receive in his culture.

A recipient of both the Alberta Order of Excellence and the Order of Canada, Dr. Littlechild is also an avid sportsman and athlete with dozens of provincial, regional, national and international championships to his name, he was a founder of the North American Indigenous Games, and was selected as a torch bearer and ambassador for the 2010 Olympics.