How donors from Canada and Europe helped fund Indian Residential Schools batonrougepost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from batonrougepost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
And churches must not be silent
Author of the article: Rev. Thomas P. Arth
Publishing date: Jul 25, 2021 • 10 hours ago • 4 minute read • Xavier Aubertin, 11, and his sister, Leah, 9, check hearts placed in a tree at the Garden of Hearts ceremony at Ecole publique Franco-Nord in Azilda, Ont. on Friday, June 4, 2021. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 215 children whose remains were found at a former residential school in Kamloops, BC. School representatives placed 215 orange hearts in front of the school. John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network
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Silence is not an option. We must speak out and speak up. We must let our voices be heard.
At the mouth of the river.
In Anishinaabemowin, that is what Sagkeeng means. It is what the people of Sagkeeng First Nation have called their homeland, located on the lush banks of the powerful Winnipeg River, since time immemorial.
The Canadian government would rename that land the Fort Alexander Indian Reserve, as federal agents carved new territorial boundaries out of the countryside in the aftermath of the signing of Treaty 1.
But in the language of the people who call it home, it has always been Sagkeeng.
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Winnipeg River in Powerview and Sagkeeng.
Ever since Sagkeeng Chief Kakakepenaise signed Treaty 1 at Lower Fort Garry in 1871, band members have gathered for an annual celebration known as Treaty Days during the last week of July.
In the wake of Indian Residential School findings, how can we cheer for Canada at the Olympics? theconversation.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theconversation.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Author of the article: Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Publishing date: Jul 19, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • In a fiery and impassioned speech on the steps of the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Arlen Dumas took direct aim at Manitoba Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Alan Lagimodiere, after he made comments last week defending the intentions of Canada’s residential school system. Photo by Dave Baxter /Winnipeg Sun/Local Journalism Initiative
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Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Grand Chief Arlen Dumas took direct aim at newly-appointed Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Alan Lagimodiere during a Monday press conference, after the PC MLA made comments last week defending the intentions of Canada’s residential school system.