Jim Sinclair (politician)
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Born | Punnichy, Saskatchewan , Canada | June 3, 1933
Died | November 9, 2012 | (aged 79)
Jim Sinclair (June 3, 1933 – November 9, 2012
He had a difficult youth as a
In 1987, during the Canadian constitutional talks that led to the Meech Lake Accord, Sinclair took a strong stance against Premiers Grant Devine of Saskatchewan and Bill Vander Zalm of British Columbia for what he saw as their antagonism to Métis rights. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Sinclair led the national Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. From 1996 up until his death he was President of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples of Saskatchewan.
Sinclair was awarded the Order of the Métis Nation in 2004 for a lifetime of service to the Aboriginal community. On October 25, 2012, he was honoured at the Saskatchewan Indian Nation Assembly.
Sinclair died on November 9, 2012, at the age of 79 after battling cancer.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Cancer claims Metis leader Jim Sinclair". Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan