Murray Sinclair

Who they were

Personal life Sinclair was a Fourth Degree Midewiwin member of the Three Fires Society, [ 1 ] a traditional Ojibwe medicine society of great significance to the Ojibwe people. [ 2 ] Sinclair's traditional Ojibwe name was Mizanay Gheezhik, meaning "the One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky". [ 3 ] He was named by Traditional Ojibwe Teacher and Elder Onaubinisay (Jim Dumont). [ 4 ] Sinclair had two children (including son Niigaan Sinclair ) from his first marriage to Jeanette Warren.

Calvin Murray Sinclair was a Canadian politician and lawyer. On April 2, 2016, Sinclair was appointed to the Senate of Canada, serving until his resignation on January 31, 2021. Prior to his appointment to the senate, he was chair of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009 to 2015.

Early life

Early life Calvin Murray Sinclair was born on January 24, 1951, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and raised on the former St. Peter's Indian Reserve (existed along the shores of the Red River north to the mouth of Netley Creek from 1817-1908 and forced to move to Peguis First Nation ) in the Selkirk area north of Winnipeg , Manitoba. His parents were Henry and Florence (née Mason) Sinclair. [ 3 ] His siblings were Richard, Henry Jr. (Buddy) and Dianne. An older sister had died in infancy. Their mother,

Path and career

Death “Peacefully and surrounded by love” from his family, Sinclair died in Winnipeg after battling congestive heart failure and subsequently being hospitalized over the past few months. [ 1 ] Sinclair died at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, on November 4, 2024, at the age of 73. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was interred at Glen Eden Cemetery in Winnipeg. [ 4 ] ^ SpearChief-Morris, Joy (November 4, 2024). " 'Peacefully and surrounded by love': Murray Sinclair, judge,

Honours In 2016, Murray Sinclair was honoured with a 'Peace Patron Award' by The Mosaic Institute, an NGO based in Toronto working to promote pluralism reducing conflict in Canada and abroad. [ 1 ] Sinclair was awarded the A. J. Christie Prize in Civil Litigation in his second year of law, and articled with a law firm in his hometown. [ citation needed ] He was awarded a National Aboriginal Achievement Award , now the Indspire Awards, in the field of Justice in 1994,

Why this date

Murray Sinclair appears on our November 4 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.