It is one thing to mourn the loss of children to residential schools, but how do we honour these children?

How do we bring balance to the lives of survivors and their families?

These children were deprived of language, ceremony, community, and joy.

To balance this injustice, and in honour of the Articles set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Guelph Indigenous Community Council has partnered with Guelph Civic Museum and the Guelph Outdoor School to host an after-school gathering for the children and youth of the community who have spent their day in classrooms being taught in a colonial way about the legacy of residential schools.

All are welcome to join and to honour the children with land-based and Indigenous teachings, including a sacred fire, outdoor and indoor activities, and a raptor presentation by Birds of Prey.