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FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION – Participants in events marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in the Thunder Bay area called it a much-needed chance to acknowledge historic wrongs, while also celebrating Indigenous resilience and committing to reconciliation.
The site is planned as the first of four to eventually be established representing the four directions around the city. Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu, speaking at the flag-raising, said it was no secret the federal government’s approach to Indigenous peoples – which she now has a large hand in shaping as Minister of Indigenous Services – had included explicit attempts to control First Nations communities and destroy Indigenous cultures.
At the fall pow wow held on Anemki Wajew, also known as Mount McKay, Friday afternoon, Fort William First Nation councillor Michele Solomon agreed the discussions were a positive step. Myria Esquega, who served as elder for the pow wow, and Sandy Johnston, both of Fort William First Nation, called the event a welcome celebration of culture and resilience.That culture is increasingly being embraced and passed on to the youngest generation, something Solomon called a repudiation of the aims of the residential school system.
Nine-year-old Will Guthrie, a Grade 4 student at Nor’wester View Public School, was among that number.
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