President Thomas meets with Premier over a ceremonial ‘talking stick’
President Smokey Thomas, and Tim Brown,
chair of the Aboriginal Circle, meet with Premier Dalton McGuinty and
Minister Michael Bryant Feb. 5 at Queen's Park.
For a larger photo, click on the image.
 February 6, 2008 OPSEU President Warren (Smokey)
Thomas, and Tim Brown, chair of OPSEU’s Aboriginal Circle, met with Premier
Dalton McGuinty and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Michael Bryant to welcome
the opening of the new Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs. The meeting took
place Feb. 5 at Queen’s Park.
OPSEU welcomed the opening of this, the first such ministry
in Ontario’s history. The Premier and Thomas conversed over a ‘talking
stick,’ a six-foot carved totem used by native councils to encourage
dialogue. The stick was provided by the Curve Lake First Nation.
The talking stick has been used at many First Nation council
meetings, passed between council members who wished to speak without
interruption.
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