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{
    "time": "2018-11-19 14:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Christine Moore (Abitibi\u2014T\u00e9miscamingue, NDP)",
        "fr": "Mme Christine Moore (Abitibi\u2014T\u00e9miscamingue, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5674280\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the community of Wolf Lake, the Anishinaabe Nation and the whole of Abitibi\u2014T\u00e9miscamingue mourn the sudden passing of one of its first nations leaders, Chief Harry St. Denis.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5674281\" data-originallang=\"en\">Harry St. Denis had been the chief of the Wolf Lake First Nation since 1986 and was a tireless advocate for his people's rights. He was one of the Anishinaabe Nation's most assertive and outspoken leaders when it came to the need for the government to recognize and respect aboriginal title and rights. Above all, Harry St. Denis was a respected leader, a cordial man and a beloved husband, father, grandfather and warrior. He will be missed.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5674282\" data-originallang=\"en\">Please join me in honouring his memory and offering our heartfelt condolences to his wife Sheila, his sons Bruce and Tyson, his daughter Toni, his grandchildren, his family and his friends.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5674283\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <em> Keiabatc kitchi meegwetch Ogima Harry</em>.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5674280\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la communaut\u00e9 de Wolf Lake, la nation anishinaabe et toute la circonscription d'Abitibi\u2014T\u00e9miscamingue pleurent le d\u00e9c\u00e8s soudain d'un dirigeant des Premi\u00e8res Nations, le chef Harry St. Denis.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5674281\" data-originallang=\"en\">Harry St. Denis \u00e9tait le chef de la Premi\u00e8re Nation de Wolf Lake depuis 1986 et c'\u00e9tait un ardent d\u00e9fenseur des droits de son peuple. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 l'un des dirigeants les plus d\u00e9termin\u00e9s et francs de la nation anishinaabe lorsqu'il s'est agi de revendiquer la reconnaissance et le respect des titres et des droits ancestraux aupr\u00e8s du gouvernement. D'abord et avant tout, Harry St. Denis \u00e9tait un dirigeant respect\u00e9, un homme chaleureux et un mari, un p\u00e8re, un grand-p\u00e8re et un guerrier aim\u00e9. Il nous manquera.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5674282\" data-originallang=\"en\">Veuillez vous joindre \u00e0 moi pour honorer sa m\u00e9moire et offrir nos plus sinc\u00e8res condol\u00e9ances \u00e0 son \u00e9pouse, Sheila, \u00e0 ses fils, Bruce et Tyson, \u00e0 sa fille, Toni, \u00e0 ses petits-enfants, \u00e0 sa famille et \u00e0 ses amis.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5674283\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <em> Keiabatc kitchi meegwetch Ogima Harry</em>.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2018/11/19/christine-moore-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/christine-moore/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4045/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10376304",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Harry St. Denis",
        "fr": "Harry St. Denis"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2018/11/19/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2018%2F11%2F19%2F"
    }
}