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October 11, 2022Montreal demands more Truth and Reconciliation
Eve Cable Mohawk Council grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer punched her fist in the air as she stood in front of McGill University’s Roddick Gates in downtown Montreal on September 30.
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October 10, 2022Survivors speak on Orange Shirt Day
Marcus Bankuti When Ruth Loft came home from the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School in the early 1960s, she felt like she didn’t fit in, like her own community didn’t understand her.
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October 6, 2022Remembering Orange Shirt Day
Marcus Bankuti In 2013, medical transport worker Helen Jarvis Montour asked her boss if she could wear an orange shirt to work on September 30.
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July 15, 2022Community pride echoes 30-plus years later
Simona Rosenfield The Eastern Door Kahnawa’kehró:non and guests celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow Wow last weekend, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
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October 7, 2021Remembering the children
With the discovery of thousands of unmarked graves at former residential school sites across the country and Canada finally recognizing its dark and deplorable past by creating a national statutory holiday - the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - September 30 in Kahnawake became a celebration of love and healing. -
October 4, 2021Indigenous leaders inspire Montreal crowd
A sea of orange shirts flooded the public space at a gathering held at Montreal’s Place du Canada to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. -
October 1, 2021Kanehsatake unites for Orange Shirt Day
Courtesy Jadyn Lauder In a community where there is strength in numbers, Kanehsata’kehró:non know resilience and compassion are at their strongest when all members come together as one.
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September 29, 2021Commemorating residential school victims
When 215 children were found in unmarked graves at the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Jessica Hernandez felt the news like a weight on her shoulders.
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September 22, 2021Kahnawake to honour residential school victims
The verdict in Kahnawake is unanimous: all offices and organizations will be closed on September 30, as the community declares the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day). -
September 15, 2021Orange Shirt Day changes gears
Orange Shirt Day will look a little different this year. The devoted community members Curran Jacobs, June Skye-Stacey and Helen Jarvis Montour, have been raising awareness about the legacy of residential schools for seven years now.
