CANADA
Kenora Online
It was a day to remember and commemorate those who lived through the residential schools across the Treaty 3 area. Members of First Nations communities and survivors gathered at the Best Western Lakeside Inn Monday, where a commemoration was held, which focused on all of the residential schools in the area.
Organizer Richard Green noted the major focus of the event was to educate the public on the issues, as well as providing a chance for those who attended the schools to share their stories.
“One reason is internal to the students themselves that survived this ordeal, this era of residential schools. The other part is it get the public to come to terms with all of the things that happened. Children were removed from their homes. They were made to speak a different language and take on a different culture. I think Canada and its citizens need to realize that every language, every culture and every nation is sacred,” he said.
He also notes that while the residential schools have closed down, there’s still a lasting effect.
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