Debates of October 17, 2013 (day 33)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 8-17(4): PASSING OF WELEDEH ELDER MICHEL PAPER
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to acknowledge the passing of respected elder Michel Paper of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.
Just two weeks away from his 100th birthday, Michel loved sharing stories about the incredible changes he had lived through. From pre-contact times to trading with the Hudson’s Bay Company, seeing an airplane for the first time, even colour TV in Detah, his experience spanned generations.
Michel was a man of faith and generous spirit. Every time we talked, he would say how he appreciated my work and that he was praying for me. This is just the kind of person he was.
I know all Members of this House join me in sending our thoughts and sympathies to Michel’s family and the community who knew him and celebrate him today. Mahsi.