Retired senator 'stunned' by reports about Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage

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Retired senator 'stunned' by reports about Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage
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The former senator says she celebrated as Turpel\u002DLafond became Saskatchewan’s first Indigenous female judge in 1998.

Dyck, who is Cree and Chinese Canadian, says she celebrated as Turpel-Lafond became Saskatchewan’s first Indigenous female judge in 1998.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.

Eight of the 10 schools the Indigenous Women’s Collective singled out have confirmed they’re taking steps to review the matter. Dyck says she also wants to see the universities take a stand, saying publicly it’s wrong and unacceptable to pretend to be an Indigenous person.Article content

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