A remembrance has taken shape in Stoney Creek to the 215 children found in unmarked burial sites at the location of a former residential school in British Columbia.
Hundreds of 100 pairs of shoes have been left at the Eagles Among Us monument at Battlefield House, and arranged into a circle ahead of a vigil at 6 p.m. Monday.
Jordan Carrier, one of the organizers of the tribute, said they hope to receive 215 pairs.
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She said the shoes are “a stark reminder, when you see the empty shoes of children, that they never made it home.”
Those attending Monday evening’s vigil were reminded to follow COVID-19 protocols.
“We have a few women, hard drummers, that will sing some honour songs,” Carrier said. “We have a community elder who will also be coming to share some words.”
Carrier added that a jingle dress dancer will also perform, as the “jingle dress itself is a healing dance.”
She said her hope is that the vigil woul be “a real good evening of prayer, reflection and remembrance.”
The Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council released a statement on Friday calling the Kamloops, B.C., discovery a “stark reminder of the atrocities committed during Canada’s dark history of the residential school system.”
“Anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience can access this 24-hour, toll-free and confidential National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419.”
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