Roy Thomson Hall and Traditional Regalia

Law Society Upper Canada: On her back there will be a hand-sewn killer whale, representing her clan, according to Rabble. The regalia represents her Tsimshian culture, laws, ways of being and history, said Gray. In a sea of black barristers' robes at Toronto Roy Thomson Hall, Gray, a proud member of the Lax Kw'alaams Tsimshian, will be wearing her woollen black and red Tsimshian button blanket and her cedar hat. Gray will be the first in Ontario to wear First Nations regalia instead of the traditional barristers' robes when called to the bar on Tuesday. Gray was invited to speak to the issue if she had further questions. In May, an initial request from Gray to the Law Society of Upper Canada to wear her traditional regalia for the ceremony was rejected on the grounds that the clothing worn at the call should be appropriate for court, and that regalia would cover the traditional barristers' robes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.