AKWESASNE â They held them close. The entire time, the parents of Akwesasne held their children close at the opening condolence ceremonyâs tobacco burning. And down Route 37, where hundreds of all ages marched from Generations Park to Jacobs Field. After walking 2½ miles in the July sun, families sat on the lawn, their children in their laps â heads resting at their chests. They did this while listening to survivors of Canadian residential schools speak. Many who attended on Thursday wore orange. Many others wore or carried the triplet of words. âEvery Child Matters.â And some spoke of the scenes of atrocity they witnessed at the institutions, firsthand.