Truth and Reconciliation Day celebrations took place all around Canada on a sombre day of contemplation for the Indigenous population.
People in Kingston began commemorating the day early.
The Kingston Police Station served as the beginning point of the morning’s Truth and Reconciliation Walk, which made its way to several locations around the city.
Everyone who took part wore an orange shirt, walked, talked, and shared their opinions about the enduring effects of colonialism, particularly Canada’s system of residential schools.
In Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, further down the route, the local indigenous population staged their own walk.
Carol LaVecque, a native of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, said the outpouring of solidarity is astounding.
“People are grasping the concept. All of the children in Belleville and the neighbouring areas are sporting orange shirts. It’s truly mind-blowing, she added, adding, “It’s just.
Chief R. Don Maracle, a Mohawk from the Bay of Quinte, spoke on coming together to move past the past’s tragedies.
In memory of the victims, the group took a walk from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Band Council headquarters to the Mohawk Community Centre and back.
Indigenous communities’ relationships to the land are on display at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston.
“Land Protectors,” an exhibition of Indigenous art, has been on display at the art centre since July.
Guest curator Paige VanTassel said, “It’s about honouring the indigenous peoples who have battled to preserve the land and all of its unique treasures since time immemorial.”
Delores Maracle-Whalen, a participant at the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory walk, asserted that all of us must work together to safeguard these priceless resources.
moving along. Working together and reaching constructive agreements, she stated.
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory residents in Kingston observe Truth and Reconciliation Day.
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