CBC News – Star Blanket Gift Inspires Calls for More Indigenous Representation at Citizenship Ceremony

On the day Uday Shetty became a Canadian citizen, he was welcomed by a Treaty 6 elder who wrapped him in a star blanket. The unique swearing-in ceremony in Edmonton was arranged by Allen Benson as a symbol of respect and gratitude for a friendship forged between two men embracing … Continue reading CBC News – Star Blanket Gift Inspires Calls for More Indigenous Representation at Citizenship Ceremony