The founder of Orange Shirt Day, which Burnaby, the province of B.C. and Canada recognized this past weekend, is set to receive a special scroll from Simon Fraser University .
She, along with 1,700 students, will be recognized during convocation ceremonies taking place on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 5 and 6. "Through facilitating dialogue and raising awareness of the Indian Residential School system she has created a space for healing." Dr. Esther Duflo, considered one of the world's most highly accomplished economists, was the youngest-ever recipient of the economic sciences prize at age 47.
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