Samuel De Champlain Monument
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Progress made with Samuel de Champlain monument in Orillia but still some way to go: Grand ChiefOn Wednesday, Parks Canada announced that it will reinstall the Samuel de Champlain monument in Orillia with significant changes, which will result from consultations with First Nations and the City of Orillia.CanadaJul 26, 2019
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Samuel de Champlain monument to be re-installed in Orillia with changesThe original monument in Orillia, north of Toronto, portrayed the French explorer along with several other figures, including four statues of First Nations people represented in a way some considered racist.CanadaJul 24, 2019
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Samuel de Champlain monument should reflect ‘good, bad and ugly’ of Canada, mayor saysParks Canada, which owns the structure and the land it once sat on, has delayed its return for more than a year as a working group studied what to do in response to complaints about how it portrays Indigenous people.CanadaJul 7, 2019
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