Cheryl Knockwood is an L'nu, a member of the Mi'kmaw Nation, and a lawyer. She worked as a senior policy analyst with the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs and was appointed to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission as a commissioner. She 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.
2010-06-16 - 2010-06-19