Today a historic event happened in my town.  My best friend's mother was ordained as a deacon in our anglican/grace united church.

This is special for several reasons. 

1. She is a woman.  This in itself is an achievement in such a male dominated world.
2. She is of Slavey Aboriginal descent (she is the first person of that heritage in all of canada to be ordained as a deacon in the anglican church's 150 or so years here)
3. I know her lol.