EDMONTON Edmontonians marked Canada Day but for some, the federal holiday this year was a time for reflection and not celebration. Thousands swapped their traditional red and white for orange – a colour change to help honour the children who died at residential schools. After the discoveries of unmarked grave sites at Kamloops and Cowessess, many believed Canada Day should be marked in a different way to be more inclusive of the reality colonialism played. A convoy procession to raise awareness and honour Indigenous children who never returned home left from Enoch Cree Nation. “Today brings a lot of sadness for the Aboriginal children that went missing,” Billie-Jo Wolfe said. “We need to reunite together.
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