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Celebrations give way to grief and healing on Canada Day in Regina

Article content Quewezance would usually spend Canada Day celebrating at the lake with a beer. He’s not beyond painting himself red and cheering “Canada! Canada! Canada!” at a hockey game. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Celebration gives way to grief and healing on Canada Day in Regina Back to video So it’s little surprise his wardrobe is full of red. But this year, he was the odd one out. He brought his five-year-old daughter to dance for Buffalo Day events at Buffalo Meadows Park, where most everyone wore orange to mark the legacy of residential schools. For Quewezance, it was therapy.

This is the day to celebrate our resilience : Buffalo Day honours Indigenous culture in Regina

  REGINA Instead of the typical red and white usually donned on Canada Day, orange shirts filled the lawn of Buffalo Meadows Park in Regina as dozens gathered to celebrate Buffalo Day. Indigenous leaders from the Buffalo People Arts Institute hosted the event in lieu of Canada Day celebrations. Let s celebrate the day, but celebrate the land, the community the children, and let s call it Buffalo Day. Because before all these buildings were here for the city, this was prime buffalo land,” said Joely Bigeagle-Kequahtooway, organizer for Buffalo Day. “This is the day to celebrate our resilience and our connection or reconnection to that the Tonka spirit.

Regina hosting Buffalo Day, candlelight vigil in place of Canada Day celebrations

La Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band were among the first to announce they will not be celebrating Canada Day in their communities this year, later joined by Wahpeton Dakota Nation and Flying Dust First Nation. Melville has postponed its planned activities until July 8, as shared on social media. Meadow Lake, located just north of Cowessess First Nation, also cancelled previously planned fireworks. Residents are instead urged to place candles on their front steps or display orange shirts in windows to show support for residential school survivors. Regina is one community that will be hosting Indigenous-focused events in place of Canada Day celebrations, to provide support and educational opportunities to residents.

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