WINNIPEG — A teepee and a sacred fire were set up in front of the Manitoba legislature on Monday to honour Murray Sinclair, as tributes poured in from across the country for the former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissi
on into residential schools.
Kinew joined Sinclair's family and community members in setting up the large teepee, which he said is an important part of Anishinaabe culture. Kinew had known Sinclair since the premier was a child. He was raised by his grandparents and graduated from a high school in Selkirk, Man., where he excelled in athletics.
“While I and others succeeded in that system, it was not without cost to our own humanity and our sense of self-respect. These are the legacies all of us find ourselves in today.” In leading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he participated in hundreds of hearings across Canada and heard testimony from thousands of residential school survivors.
Two years later, he and the other commissioners received the Meritorious Service Cross for their work.He was given a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, now the Indspire Awards, in the field of justice in 1994. In 2017, he received a lifetime achievement award from the organization.The following year, he received the Order of Canada for dedicating his life to championing Indigenous Peoples' rights and freedoms.
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