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[Member spoke in Cree and provided the following text:]

Neegan Ninaskomon Nohtwiynan kise manitou Kiya neegan kanigan nistamun oma waskigan Tansi Kitamskahtinawaw Kakiyaw Niwahkamahkanak Nahtohkitopi ekwa Wapikihew Nitsikason Maskekosihk ekwa Amiskwaciy waskihigan Ochi anoch Kinoteh kaskomtikohk Opaskahhopism nistano peyaksap kahkimeh Nehiway kisikaw

[Member provided the following translation:]

First I acknowledge our father, our kind creator. Mr. Speaker, the leader of this House, hello greetings, all my relatives. My name is Sacred Rider White Eagle. I am from the Enoch Cree Nation and Edmonton. I acknowledge June 21 as National Indigenous Peoples Day.

[English]

National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day of celebration for many things, including leaders who have built bridges between Canadians and first peoples.

I acknowledge two teachers of mine: Okimaw Notha Willie Littlechild from Maskwacis, a former Conservative member of Parliament, our international chief, and truth and reconciliation commissioner; and Victor Houle from Onihcikiskwapowin, a public servant with decades of experience with Indigenous Services Canada. It is often those humble, hard-working public servants who make the difference in the mission toward honouring treaty, Victor being one of them.

From this side of the House, we wish all those trailblazers and all peoples a good Saturday this Sat

Billy Morin

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