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Posted: Jun 06, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 6
Wearing Our Identity is a permanent collection of Indigenous clothing and accessories from across Canada. It s been on display at Montreal s McCord Museum since 2013 and is set to be replaced by a new First Nations exhibit in the coming months. (McCord Museum)
Jonathan Lainey, curator of Indigenous Cultures and a member of the Huron-Wendat nation, says waiving the entry fee to two exhibits and a film screening for three days at the McCord Museum is a call to action. It s not only an opportunity, I think it s a responsibility, he said.
From June 19 to 21, visitors will be able to see the following works and exhibits, providing they book a reservation online:
Alberta teachers have been asked to wear orange on Monday in remembrance of 215 Indigenous children whose bodies were found buried beneath a former residential school in B.C.