London, Ont. marks 3rd National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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The Western Fair District Agriplex in London, Ont., had hundreds of people wearing orange gather Saturday to mark the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The Western Fair District Agriplex in London, Ont., saw hundreds of people wearing orange as the community gathered to mark the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Saturday also marked 10 years of Orange Shirt Day.
London’s Atlohsa and Deshkan Ziibiing community groups hosted an event with education booths, Indigenous artworks and crafts, a drum group acknowledgment and more.
Gordon Nicotine-Sands, originally from Bkejwanong territory and the Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, emceed the event.
“As First Nations people, it gives us a lot of joy to see our children grow and to play,” he said to the crowd. “What gives our people pleasure is to see them happy… so it’s no wonder that they attack us where they knew they were going to hurt us the most, (which is) our kids.”
“But your attendance here today is proving that they didn’t quite have what it takes to rid us of our future generations, our happiness, our hearts… it’s a testament to the resiliency of the spirit that resides in all Indigenous people,” he continued.
Gina McGahey, cultural director for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, spoke at the event about the Mount Elgin Indian Residential School, located southwest of London.
The school opened in the 1800s and as of today, the only building left is an abandoned barn. Chippewas of the Thames First Nation has been raising funds to turn the barn into a museum and interpretive centre.
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