The urgency to make a personal commitment
In 2008, I stood with other Indigenous leaders before the prime minister of Canada in the House of Commons to receive the government’s apology to former students of residential schools.
Mary Simon, OC, QC is Co-Chair of Canadians for a New Partnership, former President of Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, former Chairperson of the National Committee on Inuit Education and was an Honorary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
In 2008, I stood with other Indigenous leaders before the prime minister of Canada in the House of Commons to receive the government’s apology to former students of residential schools.