Also known as Orange Shirt Day The Government of Canada recently passed legislation making September 30th a federal statutory holiday called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Bill responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Call …
751 More Children Found in Unmarked Graves
By Treena Duncan and Tony Snow “Open my eyes that I may see,glimpses of truth thou hast for me”–Voices United #371) Clara Scott wrote the hymn, Open my Eyes that I May See in 1895 when Residential Schools were an unfortunate norm …
Remembering the 215 Children and Others
Congregations across Chinook Winds Region continue to take time to remember and acknowledge that our Church’s history has also caused harm, particularly our involvement in Residential Schools. Communities of Faith took time to remember the 215 children found at the …
A Blight on the Nation
By Tony Snow, Indigenous Minister, Chinook Winds Region It is with sadness that we reflect upon the 215 children, who died as a result of genocide. They died because they were being forced to conform to a society that valued …
A prayer for the 215 children who didn’t come home
Tony Snow, Coordinator, Indigenous Right Relations, Chinook Winds Region: Let us mourn the loss of 215 Children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, as we remember those who never came home. The legacy of Residential Schools affects all Indigenous people. …
National Indigenous History Month
June 2021 For a listing of National Indigenous History Month, please check out the Chinook Winds Indigenous Right Relations Page.