WINNIPEG — A public ceremony in honor of Murray Sinclair will be held Sunday in Winnipeg.

The event, hosted by the federal and Manitoba governments, will take place at the Canada Life Centre, home of the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets.

Sinclair was a former judge, senator and chair of the Residential School Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

He died Monday in a Winnipeg hospital at the age of 73.

A teepee and sacred fire were set up outside the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for people to pay their respects.

Sinclair’s family says he touched thousands of people and encourages the public to celebrate his life and homecoming in a good way.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published November 5, 2024.

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press