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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 1 2021 Statements Niki Sharma
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
B
B
Lillian
was
a
matriarch,
a
highly
respected
elder,
who
lived
every
day
in
service
of
her
community.
Lillian
was
a
proud
indigenous
woman
of
new
charles
new
chandler
quakwokawak
and
tlinglet
ancestry.
She
was
the
embodiment
of
a
mighty
heart
and
it
was
one
of
the
great
privileges
of
my
life
to
witness
her
in
action.
B
She
carried
with
her
a
strong
sense
of
justice,
compassion
and
kindness,
and
she
did
so
much.
Lillian
was
a
co-chair
of
the
urban
indigenous
people's
advisory
committee.
She
sat
on
the
indigenous
advisory
committee
for
the
vancouver
police
board.
She
was
a
member
of
the
butterfly
in
spirit,
dance
group
which
raised
awareness
for
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women,
girls
and
men
and
boys.
She
was
also
a
founding
member
of
the
uplink
uplifting
indigenous
families
fund,
which
raised
funds
to
assist
families.
During
and
after
the
national
inquiry
into
missing
murdered
indigenous
women
and
girls.
B
She
worked
part-time
at
provincial
health
services
authority
with
the
indigenous
health
team.
In
addition,
lillian
volunteered
with
the
douglas
college
aboriginal
advisory
committee
west
coast,
leaf
aboriginal
advisory
committee
and
the
vancouver
symphony
orchestra,
indigenous
council.
She
traveled
all
over
the
world
helping
people.
Lillian
was
a
pillar
of
the
community
and
would
be
missed.
Immensely
clean
was
a
mother
grandmother,
great-grandmother
daughter,
aunt,
sister
cousin
and
was
loved
by
so
many.