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Vigil honors Canadian victims, local survivors of Indigenous residential schools
Posted by Katie Anastas | Jul 15, 2021
Students at the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Mt. Edgecumbe school in 1970. (Photo courtesy of the University of Alaska Anchorage Archives.)
Since May, the remains of more than 1,000 Indigenous children have been found at sites of former residential schools in Canada.
Petersburg residents gathered outside the municipal building Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil in their memory. As Katie Anastas reports, it was also an opportunity for local Tlingit and Haida leaders to reflect on their own family histories.
Diane Benson quoted Tlingit elder Jessie Johnnie during her remarks at Wednesday’s vigil.
Haaland orders investigation of suffering and burials at BIA boarding schools knba.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from knba.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A closed school is a headache for parents, children and teachers, yet planning appears to be scarce for up to 94 schools that could be affected by flooding as the tides rise. New Niwa models show Canterbury, Bay of Plenty and Waikato schools are the most likely to be hit by coastal flooding caused by up to 1 metre of sea level rise. Schools that could be in the flood risk zone after less than 50 centimetres of sea level rise include Napier Boys High, Kaiapoi High School and Opotiki College (see below for a full list). The rising tides could create flooding around school buildings and roads, affecting children s ability to get to and from classrooms. Seawater in pipes could cause toilets and sinks to back up, according to Niwa research. Despite this, the Ministry of Education had minimal adaptation plans in place.