Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Indigenous Judge Michelle Obonsauen to the Supreme Court, the first time in a country that has begun a process of reconciliation with its original residents.

Obonsauen belongs to the “Benaki” ethnic group of the first tribes in Oudanaque, Quebec. She is fluent in both languages, referring to French and English, which Justin Trudeau has vowed to focus on at a time when French is in decline in Canada, according to the latest official figures.

“I am pleased to announce the appointment of Justice Michelle Obonswein to the Supreme Court of Canada,” Trudeau said in a statement on social media in our country.

Obonswain has been an Ontario Supreme Court Justice since 2017, specializing in mental health and human rights. With this appointment, Obonswein becomes the fifth Justice to be chosen by Justin Trudeau from a total of nine Justices of the Supreme Court. The discrimination suffered by Aboriginal people in Canada has become the subject of much controversy in Canadian society, especially after hundreds of graves were discovered at the site of a former Aboriginal religious boarding school in the spring of 2021.