MEDIA ADVISORY - Canada Post to unveil stamp of Sergeant Tommy Prince, one of Canada's most-decorated Indigenous war veterans

WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 13, 2022 /CNW/ - Canada Post will unveil a stamp honouring Sergeant Thomas (Tommy) George Prince, one of Canada's most decorated Indigenous war veterans and non-commissioned officers, and a prominent Anishinaabe activist. He served in the Second World War and Korean War, and also advocated for the abolition of the Indian Act, in his role of vice-president and spokesperson for the Manitoba Indian Association.

The upcoming stamp will be officially issued on October 28, after it is unveiled in Winnipeg on Monday, October 17.

WHAT: Sergeant Thomas (Tommy) Prince stamp unveiling event

SPECIAL GUESTS: 
Friends and family of Sergeant Tommy Prince 
Chief Gordon Bluesky, Brokenhead Ojibway First Nation
The Honourable Dan Vandal, Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface-Saint Vital
Elder Wanbdi Wakita, University of Manitoba
Garrett Courchene, Thunderbird Drum Group
Robert-Falcon Ouellette, The Warriors – Drum Group of the Winnipeg Rifles
Private Alexina Nault, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada 
William Prince, performer and musician

WHEN: Monday, October 17 at 2 p.m. (CST)

WHERE: Canadian Museum for Human Rights 
85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg

SOURCE Canada Post

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