Judge, senator, TRC chair Murray Sinclair dies at 73 [Video]

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chair Justice Murray Sinclair listens during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada British Columbia National Event in Vancouver on Sept. 18, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

By Brittany Hobson and Steve Lambert The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG – A teepee and a sacred fire were set up in front of the Manitoba legislature on Monday to honour Murray Sinclair, as tributes poured in from across the country for the former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools.

People lined up under grey skies, facing a cold wind, to enter the teepee and pay respects. Flags nearby flew at half-mast.

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