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Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

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As the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Senator Murray Sinclair was a key figure in raising global awareness of the atrocities of Canada's residential school system. With determination, wisdom and kindness, Senator Sinclair remains steadfast in his belief that the path to actual reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people requires understanding and accepting often difficult truths about Canada's past and present. Alanis Obomsawin shares the powerful speech the Senator gave when he accepted the WFM-Canada World Peace Award, interspersing the heartbreaking testimonies of former students imprisoned at residential schools. The honouring of Senator Sinclair reminds us to honour the lives and legacies of the tens of thousands of Indigenous children taken from their homes and cultures, and leaves us with a profound feeling of hope for a better future.

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Indigenous filmmaker.
Agency:.A National Film Board of Canada production.

Credit Note

Director, Alanis Obomsawin ; writer, Alanis Obomsawin ; editor, Alison Burns ; director of photography, Germán Gutiérrez ; location sound, Tod Van Dyk ; sound editor, Don Ayer ; original music, Lauren Bélec, Michel Dubeau ; re-recording, Jean Paul Vialard ; lead animator, Élise Simard ; research, Alanis Obomsawin ; archival research, Katherine Kasirer ; producer, Alanis Obomsawin ; executive producer, Annette Clarke.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2021.

Summary

As the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Senator Murray Sinclair was a key figure in raising global awareness of the atrocities of Canada's residential school system. With determination, wisdom and kindness, Senator Sinclair remains steadfast in his belief that the path to actual reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people requires understanding and accepting often difficult truths about Canada's past and present. Alanis Obomsawin shares the powerful speech the Senator gave when he accepted the WFM-Canada World Peace Award, interspersing the heartbreaking testimonies of former students imprisoned at residential schools. The honouring of Senator Sinclair reminds us to honour the lives and legacies of the tens of thousands of Indigenous children taken from their homes and cultures, and leaves us with a profound feeling of hope for a better future.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).