Preparing to grieve the lost children at residential institutions once again

This year’s Indigenous History Month is going to be difficult, especially if the greater society allows residential institution deniers to continue. It’s going to be even more difficult if Canadians refuse to do the internal work to come to grips with our shared history.

A memorial dedicated to Indigenous children who died while being forced to attend residential schools at the Centennial Flame in Ottawa in June 2021. Rose LeMay writes that all Canadians should consider their place in the tapestry of reconciliation.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY ROSE LEMAY

April 17, 2023

OTTAWA–On May 27, two years ago, Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir informed the world that there were as many as 215 children in unmarked graves near the site the Kamloops, B.C., residential institution. Now we know that number is even higher, and we also...

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