Hundreds gather at Tepee to honour lost Indigenous children
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Yes, as much as possible
Yes, sometimes
Hatters turned out in the hundreds to the Saamis Tepee Thursday evening to pay tribute to the young lives lost to residential schools, to remember the inter-generational pain they caused and to express hope for reconciliation in the future.
People of all ages – Indigenous and non-indigenous alike – prayed, spoke their truth and wept as drummers drummed next to the 215 pairs of children’s shoes which filled the inner circle of the Tepee. Shoes representing the number of children believed to be buried on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops.
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Nature taking over again at Saamis Site (old dog park)
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Yes
The old off-leash dog park below the Saamis Tepee is seen in this 2018 file photo. Only a couple years after efforts were made to preserve the archaeological value of the Saamis Site, the South Eastern Alberta Archaeological Society says the area is showing signs of restoration. NEWS FILE PHOTO
Wendy Unfreed from the Alberta Archaeological Survey will be virtually joining members of the South Eastern Alberta Archaeological Society and other Hatters to give an update regarding the Saamis Site.
The Zoom meeting is scheduled for May 19 with a business meeting starting at 7 p.m. followed by Unfreed’s presentation at 8 p.m.
Skate group, Miywasin honour MMIW at teepee
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Yes
No, not fast enough
Twenty-plus young skateboarders wore red and skateboarded from the Medicine Hat Cultural Centre to the Saamis Tepee on Wednesday evening to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people.
May 5 marked Red Dress Day and skaters from the Medicine Hat Skateboard Association met at the Kinsmen Skatepark at 4:30 p.m. where people from the Miywasin Friendship Centre handed out red dress pins before going to the cultural centre to begin their skate.
“It was a really good turnout and I’m really happy. I think we were more than educated today and our eyes have been opened to what’s going on,” said Davie James, board member of the skateboard association. “The kids were very excited to do it and I think they’re very excited for the future to work with the Miywasin some more on community projects, and it’s just an exciting thing.”