Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered an historic apology on Monday in the House of Commons, more than 150 years in the making, exonerating six chiefs from the Tsilhqot'in Nation who were unjustly killed by a colonial government in British Columbia in 1864.
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Outgoing AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde on reconciliation, and why he s still optimistic
As his time in office comes to a close this week, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says we need to seize this moment of understanding about the country’s history with Indigenous people “to chart a better Canada and a better future together.”
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Perry Bellegarde has served nearly seven years as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, the political organization that advocates for the rights of more than 600 First Nations in Canada. A new chief will be elected on Wednesday.(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)