November 4, 2024
It is with great sadness that Yukon University recognizes the passing of Justice Murray Sinclair.
Justice Sinclair was an influential Anishinaabe lawyer and Indigenous advocate who chaired the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. He was the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba and the second in Canada overall.
He spent his life and career championing for Indigenous rights as a judge and senator and helped bring national awareness around the legacy of Canada’s residential school system on Indigenous communities.
