Lower Post sits just below B.C.’s northern boundary with the Yukon, on the banks of the Liard River. It is home to Daylu Dena Council and approximately 300 people, according to the council’s website.
The nation’s traditional territory extends between B.C., the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Indigenous children from throughout the region were brought to the school, which remained as an administrative building until it was damaged by water two years ago.
“This torch has been the torch that’s been passed off from leader to leader, to get rid of and finally remove this horrible building that’s been in the centre of our community and the centre of our lives for many people,” Daylu Dena Council Deputy Chief Harlan Schilling said, thanking the community and First Nations who helped move the project along.