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The streets of downtown Saskatoon were flooded with orange shirts and signs Tuesday afternoon as people marched in support of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.
StarPhoenix photojournalist Michelle Berg was on site to capture images from the scene.
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Try refreshing your browser. In photos: Saskatoon marches in support of truth and reconciliation Back to video Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand leads the crowd of supporters during the TRC Calls to Action Awareness and Education Walk. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark, from left, Saskatoon Bishop Mark Hagemoen, and Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand lead the way in Tuesday afternoon’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action Awareness and Education Walk in the downtown area of Saskatoon. Photograph By Jon Perez
An estimated 200 men, women, and children participated to form a sea of orange in the downtown area in Tuesday’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action Awareness and Education Walk. Photograph By Jon Perez Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand knows the dark past caused by residential schools in Canada’s history, a heartbreaking past where thousands of Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their families so they could be assimilated to western norms. They were not allowed to speak their language and practice the traditional beliefs they learned from their Elders. They also experienced abuse and many died while att
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Jul 14, 2021 | 5:51 PM
A sign, depicting racist remarks on the Indigenous community, posted on Muskoday First Nation land on July 14, 2021. (Muskoday First Nation)
Muskoday First Nation Chief Ava Bear thought twice Wednesday morning about going to the media.
That, she stated, is part of the problem.
“I questioned myself,” she said. “Some of these individuals do this type of action for attention. Will this now bring more individuals out of the woodwork that have the same line of thinking? It’s very possible.”
What Bear is referring to is a sign that was posted on the First Nation’s land Wednesday morning.
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