Grand Chief Cathy Merrick will lie in state on Wednesday at the Manitoba Legislative Building.
The former Grand Chief, who suddenly passed away last Friday, will lie in state between noon and 5:00 p.m. During this time, members of the public are invited to pay their respoects, but photography will be prohibited in the ceremonial room where the lying in state will take place.
A book of condolences will be placed at the base of the Grand Staircase of the Manitoba Legislative Building.
If you attend the lying in state, you can sign a book, which will be gifted to the family after the week ends. Following Wednesday, you can sign the book for the remainder of the week between the hours of 8 and 8. The flags at the Legislative Building will be lowered to half-mast until the funeral in Cross Lake on Saturday.
Cathy spent more than a decade as a band councillor at Pimicikamak First Nation and became the community's chief in 2013, the second woman to do so. She was then elected grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in October 2022 and was re-elected in July of this year. Merrick became the first woman to lead the advocacy group in its nearly 35-year history.
