Senator announces inquiry into unrecognized histories of Indigenous peoples – APTN News
December 11, 2019
A Canadian senator is pushing to open an inquiry into the unrecognized histories of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and their contributions to Canada.
The move was announced by Sen. Marty Klyne, Cree-Métis from Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan who said he plans to address the Senate about the inquiry in the new year.
“We’re closing the gap,” Klyne told APTN News.
He said the inquiry gives Canadians the chance to understand the role First Nations, Métis, and Inuit have played and still play, in laying the economic and cultural foundations of Canada.
“Many communities have not lost their culture, traditions, and heritage,” he said.
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