McGill University First Nations valedictorian makes history

McGill University First Nations valedictorian makes history

June 23, 2020 11:21 pm EST.

Tomas Jirousek is believed to be McGill University’s first valedictorian with First Nation status, since the school was founded in 1821. Jirousek is also the student who led the charge to push McGill to drop the name “Redmen” from their men’s varsity sports teams. Sharon Yonan-Renold reports.

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