Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chair Justice Murray Sinclair listens during the commission's British Columbia National Event in Vancouver, B.C., on Sept. 18, 2013.
People from northwestern Ontario are remembering the Honourable Murray Sinclair for his impact in the region and across Turtle Island. Here's what they have to say about the former judge and senator who led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chair Justice Murray Sinclair listens during the commission's British Columbia National Event in Vancouver, B.C., on Sept. 18, 2013. Sinclair has died at age 73.
Riley Yesno, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto and research fellow at the Yellowhead Institute, said learning about Sinclair's death was like a "gut punch." "I really think that it's because especially of his work that we even got a Commission that people still reference today in the first place — and I think that that labour really can't be understated," said Yesno.Leaders with NAN, a political territorial organization that represents 49 First Nations across Treaties 9 and 5, are also mourning the loss of Sinclair.
"Meegwetch for all he has done for justice and to make Canada better for all of us," Mamakwa wrote on social media. "The impact of our dad's work reached far across the country and the world. From residential school survivors to law students to those who sat across from him in a courtroom, he was always known as an exceptional listener who treated everyone with dignity and respect.
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