A First Nation legislator in Ontario is set to make history today when he rises at Queen's Park to speak in his language, Oji-Cree.
Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa poses for a photo at Queen's Park in Toronto on Friday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette Nathan DenetteA First Nation legislator in Ontario is set to make history today when he rises at Queen's Park to speak in his language, Oji-Cree.
Mamakwa, from Kingfisher Lake First Nation in northern Ontario, says the milestone is important because Indigenous people are losing their languages and his speech and question in the legislature will mark a step toward reconciliation. He will speak for 10 minutes in Anishininiimowin, or Oji-Cree, before taking the lead in the question period.
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