Photo Courtesy of the Haycock Cavanagh Funeral Home

Residents will have a chance to pay their respects to prominent Walpole Island resident  and Indigenous leader Susie Jones today.

Jones grew up in the residential school system and spent most of her life working south of the border before retiring to Walpole.

Jones was one of the founding members of the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association and is remembered for her determined efforts to advocate for indigenous voices in the legal profession.

Visitation is at the Haycock Cavanagh Funeral Home in Wallaceburg from 5 until 8pm tonight