Mamakwa

In a statement, NDP Indigenous and treaty relations critic MPP Sol Mamakwa lent his support for the rally.

Mamakwa says that though more incidents of racism have recently reached the public eye, this shouldn’t deter tracking.

That didn’t square with Mamakwa, who’s expansive northwestern Ontario riding includes Neskantaga First Nation.

Anishinaabemowin is more than just words — as Mamakwa explained, the language connects people deeply to their cultural roots, traditions and histories.

By Jon Thompson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter “People are dying left and right,” Meno Ya Win Hospital staff told Sol Mamakwa as the Kiiwetinoong MPP toured the Sioux Lookout area’s largest health care facility.

Mamakwa sparked the change at Queen's Park after convincing Government House Leader Paul Calandra to allow him to speak at the legislature in the language his parents taught him.

New Democrat deputy leader Sol Mamakwa, who represents the northwestern riding of Kiiwetinoong, wants Ontario to follow the federal government’s lead and said he hopes Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives will support the idea.