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September 27, 2019
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) presented a degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa (LLD), to distinguished Indigenous advocate Delia Opekokew at its Call to the Bar ceremony on Sept. 25 at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto.
According to the LSO’s press release, the law society awards honorary doctorates at call ceremonies each year to distinguished people in recognition of outstanding achievements in the legal profession, the rule of law, or the cause of justice. Recipients serve as inspirational keynote speakers for the new lawyers attending the ceremonies.
Opekokew received the honorary LLD in recognition of her advocacy work in furthering the cause of justice for Indigenous people and human rights for all Canadians.
A member of the Canoe Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, Opekokew was the first Indigenous woman to be called to the bars of Ontario (1979) and Saskatchewan (1983). Early in her legal career, she pressed for recognition of the survivors of residential schools, one of which she attended for several years. She was also the first woman to run for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations.
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