Shirley John went to residential school in Spanish, east of Sault Ste. Marie
Author of the article: Rob Gowan
Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 31 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Anishinaabeg elder Shirley John, left, shown in this file photo, held workshops Saturday during an event to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the Giche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden at Kelso Beach Park. Lori Joy of Owen Sound, seated next to John, said she came to learn more about First Nations traditions. Denis Langlois/Post Media Network
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A woman who spent time at residential schools in Spanish, east of Sault Ste. Marie, says the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a shocking find that brings back memories about things she has never overcome.
Shirley John went to residential school in Spanish, east of Sault Ste. Marie
Author of the article: Rob Gowan
Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 13 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Anishinaabeg elder Shirley John, left, shown in this file photo, held workshops Saturday during an event to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the Giche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden at Kelso Beach Park. Lori Joy of Owen Sound, seated next to John, said she came to learn more about First Nations traditions. Denis Langlois/Post Media Network
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A woman who spent time at residential schools in Spanish, east of Sault Ste. Marie, says the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a shocking find that brings back memories about things she has never overcome.
Children’s shoes are being placed at the Giche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden at Kelso Beach in Owen Sound to honour and mourn the lives of 215 Indigenous children whose remains were recently discovered on the grounds of a former residential school in British Columbia.
On Friday, hundreds of pairs of children’s shoes were lined on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery as a tribute to the children. Similar public displays have been popping up across the country since.
Susan Staves Schank is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and chair of the Giche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden Committee. She says the committee recognized the need for a similar memorial in Owen Sound because a lot of people from Saugeen Ojibway Nation (Saugeen First Nation and Chippewas of Nawash) went to residential schools.
Saugeen First Nation elder and residential school survivor Shirley John said Monday that the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the site of a former…
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As the provincial shutdown extends further into spring, the Georgian Bay Folk Society is determined to still hold its Summerfolk 46 this summer.
What this year’s festival will look like remains up in the air, but organizers are prepared to adjust to whatever the COVID-19 landscape looks like at that point.
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“The concept we are working on is really, really neat,” Folk Society President Deb Haswell said Friday. “We are really going to focus on local, we are really going to focus on Canadian musicians, who are chomping at the bit to perform in front of a live audience. It is going to be pretty amazing and it is going to blow people away.”