Fiddler, grand chief of an organization that represents 49 First Nations communities in northern Ontario, was one of two individuals receiving an honorary doctor of laws from the Law Society of Upper Canada. He recently got to know Fiddler while working on his Secret Path project , inspired by the tragedy of Canada’s residential school system. “Grand Chief Fiddler executes his duties with humility, intelligence thoughtfulness, and respect,” Falconer said. “Like many other children at that time (he) had been forcibly removed from his family in Ogoki Post and sent to Celica Jeffery Indian Residential School near Kenora. The singer is set to perform on Oct. 18 in Ottawa and Oct. 21 in Toronto to promote Secret Path.

Source: thestar September 23, 2016 21:52 UTC