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Canada recently lost one of its greatest champions of Indigenous and human rights. A quintessential changemaker with a capital “C”, Murray Sinclair dedicated his career and life to the pursuit of truth and justice. And despite endless frustration and heartache, he did so with tenacity, integrity and grace.
As a lawyer and judge – the second Indigenous judge in Canada – and, later as senator, Sinclair challenged racism, inequity and the status quo. His tireless advocacy demanded more of Canadians, to do better, to be better.
Justice Murray Sinclair, who was Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge, led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and served as a senator, stands in the ballroom at Rideau Hall after being invested as a companion of the Order of Canada and receiving a Meritorious Service Decoration (Civil Division), in Ottawa, on Thursday, May 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
But the role for which Sinclair was perhaps most recognized was as the chief commissioner of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). In that iconic position, he traveled the country, hearing testimony from thousands of residential school survivors. The Commission’s final report established 94 calls to action, a pathway for Canada in its reconciliation journey with Indigenous Peoples.
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On this special podcast episode we celebrate this human rights champion with Paul Lacerte, an Indigenous changemaker in his own right. Among his many accolades, Paul is the managing partner at Raven Indigenous Capital Partners – the first Indigenous owned financial intermediary in Canada. He also co-founded with his daughter Raven the Moose Hide Campaign, a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men working to end violence against women and children.
Paul joins us today to share his special memories of Canada’s tireless advocate. We then discuss the invaluable legacy of Murray Sinclair, and what we can all do to honour and safeguard that legacy for generations to come.
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