“The truth is hard. Reconciliation is harder- ”
— Keynote speech at CCPA-BC's 20th Anniversary Gala October 17th, 2017. Murray Sinclair was the Chair of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2009-2015 (TRC). He was the first Indigenous judge appointed in Manitoba. Currently he is the Chancellor Emeritus and Special Advisor to the Principal on Reconciliation of Queen's University.
““We need to dispel the myth that empathy is ‘walking in someone else’s shoes.’ Rather than walking in your shoes, I need to learn how to listen to the story you tell about what it’s like in your shoes and believe you even when it doesn’t match my experiences.” Brene Brown ”

Every River Has a Mouth - Eliot White-Hill

Eliot White-Hill, guest curator of our 2026 main exhibition ‘Every River Has a Mouth’ shares the story behind the exhibition’s title and offers insight into the powerful connections woven throughout the show.

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