École Sage Creek Bonavista renamed École Mazina-Giizhik on May 6
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École Sage Creek Bonavista was renamed École Mazina-Giizhik in honour of the late Murray Sinclair at a formal naming ceremony at the southeast Winnipeg-based school (355 des Hivernants Blvd.) on May 6.
Louis Riel School Division said in a statement it’s honoured to confirm the name, which carries Sinclair’s spirit name, Mazina Giizhik, meaning “The One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky” in Anishinaabemowin.
Sinclair, who died in 2024, was a judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Supplied photo courtesy of Louis Riel School Division
École Sage Creek Bonavista was renamed École Mazina-Giizhik in honour of the late Murray Sinclair at a formal naming ceremony at the southeast Winnipeg-based school (355 des Hivernants Blvd.) on May 6.
Pictured (at the microphone) is Sarah Fontaine-Sinclair, granddaughter of Murray Sinclair (and daughter of Free Press columnist Niigaan Siclair), speaking at the ceremony.
Supplied photo courtesy of Louis Riel School Division
École Sage Creek Bonavista was renamed École Mazina-Giizhik in honour of the late Murray Sinclair at a formal naming ceremony at the southeast Winnipeg-based school (355 des Hivernants Blvd.) on May 6.