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Photo by Val Calder Clifton Every Child Matters Event Prince Rupert
Nearly 140 thousand people have watched Rebecca Demings video coming out of Prince Rupert on July 1st, showing the powerful show of solidarity by hundreds of people marching with drums, singing and wearing striking orange t-shirts at the Every Child Matters event.
That event, was organized in just two weeks by a small group of people, including our guest on this episode, Marlena Joseph.
She’s here to talk to us about the overwhelming support shown by community members, and speak to the importance of everyone coming together like they did that day.
Author of the article: Scott Dunn
Publishing date: Jul 06, 2021 • 17 hours ago • 4 minute read • Billy Bannick, 37, of Cape Croker ran from Neyaashiinigmiing to Wiarton during his leg of a Canada Day, July 1, 2021, relay, inspired by a community need to take action in the wake of the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools in B.C. and Saskatchewan. With him are fiancee, Rikki-Leigh Jacobs, and their daughter, Billie Jones. Photo by Scott Dunn /Postmedia Network
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Billy Bannick’s run from Cape Croker to Wiarton filled him with hope for Indigenous reconciliation with Canada on the country’s birthday.
Now, Lavallee and other Indigenous artists are re-imagining what could sit in front of Manitoba s legislature building.
Métis artist Val Vint said an idea came to her in a dream, as she was trying to work through the pain of hearing about the hundreds of unmarked graves found on the sites of Canada s former residential schools. Usually I ll put tobacco down and pray in times like that because you need something to get through. And all my best things come in my dreams, Vint said. I woke up in the morning and I could see what I wanted there. I can t really say everything about it, but I have a piece in my head developed for that legislative site that would represent all our peoples.
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