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Who we are : four questions for a life and a nation  Cover Image Book Book

Who we are : four questions for a life and a nation / Murray Sinclair (Mazina Giizhik) ; as told to Sara Sinclair and Niigaanwedom Sinclair.

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"Judge, senator, and activist. Father, grandfather, and friend. This is Murray Sinclair's story--and the story of a nation--in his own words, an oral history that forgoes the trappings of the traditional written memoir to center Indigenous ways of knowledge and storytelling. As Canada moves forward into the future of reconciliation, one of its greatest leaders guides us to ask the most important and difficult question we can ask of ourselves: Who are we? For decades, Senator Sinclair has fearlessly educated Canadians about the painful truths of our history. He was the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba, and only the second Indigenous judge in Canadian history. He was the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and remains one of the foremost voices on Reconciliation. And now, for the first time, he will share his full story--and his full vision for our nation--with readers across Canada. Drawing on Senator Sinclair's unique experiences, and his perspectives regarding Indigenous identity, human rights, and justice in Canada, Who We Are will examine the roles of history, resistance, and resilience in the pursuit of finding that path forward, and healing the damaged relationship between Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. And in doing so, it will reveal Senator Sinclair's life in a new and direct way, exploring how all of these experiences shaped him as an Anishinaabe man, father, and grandfather. Structured around the four questions that have long shaped Senator Sinclair's thinking and worldview--Where do I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here? Who am I?--Who We Are will take readers into the story of his remarkable life as never before, while challenging them to embrace an inclusive vision for our shared future."-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780771099106
  • ISBN: 077109910X
  • Physical Description: 465 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2024.

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General Note:
"Senator Murray Sinclair was a judge for twenty-eight years. He was the first Indigenous judge appointed in Manitoba and Canada's second. He served as Co-Chair of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba and as Chief Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). AS head of the TRC, he participated in hundreds of hearings across Canada, culminating in the issuance of the TRC's report in 2015. He served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Manitoba and has won numerous awards, including the National Aboriginal Achievment Award, the Manitoba Bar Association's Equality Award (2001) and its Distinguished Service Award (2016), and has received Honorary Doctorates from 14 Canadian universitites. Senator Sinclair was appointed to the Senate on April 2, 2016." -- Page [467].
"Sara Sinclair is an oral historian of Cree-Ojibwa and mixed settler descent. Sara teaches in the Oral History Master of Arts Program at Columbia University." -- Page [469].
"Niigaan Sinclair is Anishinaabe (St. Peter's/Little Peguis) and a professor at the University of Manitoba, where he holds the Faculty of Arts Professorship in Indigenous Knowledge and Aesthetics in the Department of Indigenous Studies." -- Page [471].
Subject: Sinclair, Murray, 1951-
Indigenous peoples > Canada.
Indigenous peoples > Canada > Social conditions.
Indigenous men > Canada > Identity.
Ojibway > Biography.
First Nations legislators > Biography.
First Nations judges > Biography.
Canada > Race relations.
Canada > Ethnic relations.
Genre: Autobiographies.

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