Hundreds mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Halifax waterfront
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Pamela Glode-Desrochers of Halifax's Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre appeared emotional on Thursday as she held up a blanket featuring 215 hearts, each representing an unmarked grave found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School near Kamloops, B.C.
The white and orange quilt was presented to Glode-Desrochers, executive director of the centre, during a ceremony marking the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on the city's waterfront.
Cheyenne Hardy designed the quilt and explained it was a gift from the younger generation.
"I wanted to represent the ever-increasing numbers of bodies being found and recognize the hurt and the pain and the ... suffering the Indigenous peoples have endured over the years and continue to feel today," Hardy told the crowd.
"It's a gift that says 'We see you struggling and we want to wrap you in our love and understanding.'"
Hundreds of people were on hand for the event, many donning orange shirts — a symbol of remembrance of the Indigenous children who were removed from their families and forced to attend residential schools.
The blanket — which also features the phrases "Every Child Matters" and "We finally heard your whispers, not with our ears, but with our hearts" — will be displayed at the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre on Gottingen Street.
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