Williams Lake First Nation to light Sacred Fire for the 215 deceased children
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Pair of shoes for each of the 215 children discovered buried at former Kamloops residential school | iNFOnews
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First Published: 1:32 PM PDT, June 1, 2021
The discovery in interior British Columbia last month is leading to renewed trauma, grief and calls for accountability among Indigenous communities across the country.
Flags across Canada are being flown at half-mast after 215 bodies of Indigenous children were discovered last month buried near a former British Columbia residential school, a church-run education system in operation for more than 100 years that forced kids as young as 3 years old from their families and communities for the purpose of assimilation.
Since the discovery, prayer vigils and memorials led by Indigenous leaders from different bands have sprung up both locally and across the country. Mi kmaw jingle dancers performed Monday morning across the country in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and hundreds of children’s shoes, moccasins and stuffed animals were left on the steps of the legislature building in nearby Saskatchewan.