Calling it a “significant ceremony”, the Okanagan Nation Alliance unveiled a monument Tuesday morning on the Penticton Indian Band reserve.
The monument is dedicated to Syilx people who attended residential schools.
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“We commemorate the survivors and the legacy of the Indian Residential School era and we celebrate the fact we are still here and growing stronger every day,” states a media advisory.
The site was chosen because it’s where the ONA says children were gathered before being taken to the schools.
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