Michelle O'Bonsawin of Odanak First Nation nominated to Supreme Court of Canada [View all]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday his nomination of Michelle O'Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada.

She would become the first Indigenous person to serve on Canada's highest court.

O'Bonsawin is an Abenaki member of the Odanak First Nation. She is Franco-Ontarian and fluently bilingual, according to a news release announcing the nomination.

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"As an Abenaki woman, I have a deep appreciation of the situation of Indigenous peoples," she said.

"I have seen how the Indigenous perspective can be different from that of the rest of Canada's population, while recognizing that all our unique perspectives are at the heart of our country. Such experiences have also shown me that all Canadians are different and unique, while we all have common elements at the core of our points of view."

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