Indigenous voices

To begin our learning journey, watch this video titled TRC Mini Documentary – Senator Murray Sinclair on Reconciliation from National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

In this 2-minute and 55-second video, Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, shares his thoughts on reconciliation. Justice Sinclair had a strong focus on the role of education in reconciliation, and he engaged with numerous post-secondary education institutions, many of them in Manitoba: He taught law at the University of Manitoba, he received honorary doctorates from 17 Canadian universities, and in 2001 accepted an Honorary Diploma from RRC Polytech. Justice Sinclair’s traditional name, Mazina Giizhik, means the One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky. He passed away in November 2024.