Special ceremony with the Sayisi Dene First Nation

Media Advisory

Ottawa – The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs will join Chief Ernest Bussidor of the Sayisi Dene First Nation and its members for a special ceremony at Tadoule Lake to mark the Government of Canada’s formal apology for the relocation of the community in the 1950s and 1960s. Complementary events will be held in Churchill and Winnipeg.

Date:
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Time:
11:00 a.m. CDT – Event begins
12:20 p.m. CDT – Media availability

Where:
Band Hall
Sayisi Dene First Nation
Tadoule Lake, MB
R0B 2C0

Date:
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Time:
3:15 p.m. CDT – Event begins
4:30 p.m. CDT – Media availability

Where:
Dene Village
Churchill, MB

Contact the First Nation for directions.

In the case of inclement weather:
Pioneer Room, Town Centre Complex
180 LaVerendrye
Churchill, MB
R0B 0E0

Date:
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Time:
8:30 a.m. CDT – Event begins
9:30 a.m. CDT – Media availability

Where:
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Garden of Contemplation, 3rd floor (use group entrance)
85 Israel Asper Way
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 0L5

Contacts

Sabrina Williams
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Carolyn Bennett
819-997-0002

Media Relations
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
819-953-1160
pau@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca

Sayisi Dene First Nation
Chief Ernest Bussidor 204-684-2022
Bernice Thorassie 204-684-2266

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