Listening to the story from her seat within the Senate chamber was RoseAnne Archibald, the recently elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Earlier in the day, Simon’s historic installation was also honoured with a poem written by Canada’s parliamentary poet laureate, Louise Bernice Halfe, also known by the Cree name Sky Dancer. “My (journey) to these chambers began very far from here,” Simon told the scaled-back group of attendees gathered in the Senate of Canada building. While Halfe has yet to recite her poem in public, she hopes she will soon have the opportunity to do so. “I’m so proud of our generation of women that are moving forward and cutting the path for the rest of us,” she said.

Source: thestar July 26, 2021 22:46 UTC