Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince

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A eulogy is given for Tommy Prince, Canada’s most-decorated Indigenous war veteran.

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Thomas "Tommy" Prince of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation is one of the most-decorated Indigenous war veterans in Canada, having been awarded a total of 11 medals for his service in the Second World War and the Korean War. Aside from his significant military contributions to this country, he is also remembered as an Indigenous advocate who fought for equality and Indigenous rights. When he died, he was honoured at his funeral by his First Nation, the province of Manitoba, Canada and the governments of France, Italy and the United States.

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Korean War:
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Tommy Prince: Thomas King
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