A residential school survivor whose work as a Cree leader, lawyer and Member of Parliament has transformed personal adversity into national and international advocacy, Dr. Wilton Littlechild was the commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations. Dr. Littlechild’s leadership contributed to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and his lifelong commitment to Indigenous rights, sport and reconciliation has been instrumental to healing and empowerment, particularly for Indigenous youth. A Companion of the Order of Canada, Dr. Littlechild is a Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame inductee, a two-time recipient of the Tom Longboat Award and a winner of the Pearson Peace Medal.