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Edmonton’s oldest historic site served as a place to remember the history of Canada’s Indigenous people on the sixth annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
The day is a sombre remembrance of 150,000 Indigenous children who suffered malnutrition and abuse over decades in Canada’s residential school system.
“Days like today are not necessarily happy days for us — they’re actually quite sad and heavy,” said Jasmine Hannig, an Indigenous social worker who took in the commemorative event at Fort Edmonton Park.
Many at the gathering wore bright orange shirts, the symbol for the children who attended residential schools. Some ate bannock and sipped on warm beverages on the chilly...
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