Native Women’s Association of Canada applauds appointment of Canada’s first Indigenous Justice of the Supreme Court

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August 22, 2022

OTTAWA – A statement by Carol McBride, the President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, on the appointment of Michelle O’Bonsawin to the position of Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada:

“Indigenous women across this country are celebrating the news that the Prime Minister has appointed Michelle O’Bonsawin, an Abenaki member of the Odanak First Nation, to be the first Indigenous Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. The top court has, to this point, been ruling on cases that profoundly affect First Nations, Métis, and Inuit without the benefit of perspectives that are innate to Indigenous Peoples. This historic appointment fills that knowledge gap. As importantly, the appointment shows Indigenous youth from coast to coast to coast that positions of authority are open to them. They can aspire to become lawyers and judges, and even Supreme Court Justices, and their potential is as great as their dreams.”

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