Tony Belcourt is a Métis activist and leader, as well as the founding president of both the Native Council of Canada and the Métis Nation of Ontario. In 2013, he was appointed as an Office of the Order of Canada. Belcourt submitted an item to the Bentwood Box during a Truth and Reconciliation Commission event. Submitting an item to the Bentwood Box is a sacred ceremony involving the individual committing themselves to the process of reconciliation.
2015-05-31 - 2015-06-03