It is with great sadness that the Museum expresses their sincere condolences to Elder Louis Bird’s family, and all who knew him. As a highly respected Ininíwi (Omushkego Cree) Elder, Knowledge Holder, educator, and storyteller, Louis Bird was often called upon by institutions like ours to help with developing content for exhibits and programming. Thanks to a longstanding friendship with former Curator of Cultural Anthropology, Dr. Maureen Matthews, he was willing to share stories of the first ships to arrive in Hudson Bay as part of our Nonsuch Gallery renewal in 2018. We are so honoured that his words continue to reach our visitors through this exhibit and educational programming, as part of his lasting legacy at the Manitoba Museum. His voice and words remind us to pause, listen, and reflect on the stories of our shared history on this land. It was a privilege to know and work with Elder Bird – he will be deeply missed.