For the Nation, this marked a new battle in a war that’s been ongoing for years.
“The day it burned down, we saw that as an opportunity to rid ourselves of something that really brings up some painful memories for many Stoney people,” said Ryan Robb, CEO of the Stoney Tribal Administration.
The permit to rebuild was approved in November 2019 by the planning commission of the M.D. of Bighorn No. 8, which deemed the church a Municipal Heritage Resource in 2014. The church was designated a historic site by the United Church of Canada and the province in 1979.
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Horrified but not surprised is a sentiment Indigenous people across the province have expressed in the days since the bodies of 215 First Nations children were…
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Horrified but not surprised is the sentiment Indigenous people across the province have expressed in the five days since the bodies of 215 First Nations children were discovered on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
The tragic and sickening stories of life in residential schools have been told, if only partially, in First Nations communities across Canada since survivors of the first schools made it back home more than 100 years ago.
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Countless Nations, including Siksika First Nation and Stoney Nakoda Nation, are calling for meaningful action to help the survivors of these atrocities heal