Canadian Press WINNIPEG – Family members, community leaders and dignitaries were on hand to pay tribute to Grand Chief Cathy Merrick, of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died last Friday. Merrick’s casket was brought in to the legislature for a closed-door ceremony Wednesday (Sept, 11 2024) morning, and she will lie in state this afternoon to allow the public to pay their respects. As RCMP and members of the Winnipeg Police Service carried the casket into the legislature, family members, Premier Wab Kinew and others followed behind in a solemn procession. Her death was marked by a vigil outside the Winnipeg courthouse earlier, and a sunrise ceremony. Merrick collapsed while talking to reporters last Friday and was rushed to hospital. She became the first woman to head the Assembly of…
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