‘Honour them’: Eagle Heart Centre provides shoes in honour of truth and reconciliation
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What initially began as a way to recognize and remember those impacted by residential schools by placing shoes around the property as a memorial has evolved into something more.
People in Regina gathered at the Eagle Heart Centre Thursday for their third annual truth and reconciliation awareness day event.
What initially began as a way to recognize and remember those impacted by residential schools by placing shoes around the property as a memorial has evolved into something more.
“The first awareness event that we held was in memorial of the residential school children that were found in unmarked grave,” Mandy Bull, the Eagle Heart Centre executive director said.
“We wanted to honour them by putting shoes on our wall. And to our surprise, our community of North Central had taken those shoes because they were in need of them.”
Now three years in, the community is leaning in to helping those in need to provide footwear.
“We had originally asked for children’s shoes the first year that we did this,” Bull said.
“However, we noticed there was a greater need for all sizes of shoes. So, our community members and our partners were able to donate from infant all the way up to adult-sized shoes.”
Community partners contributed nearly 150 pairs of shoes for the event for the public to take what they need.
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