(Credit: Pictou Landing First Nation Chief Andrea Paul via Twitter)
Marches taking place across the country on Canada Day to call on Canadians to reflect instead of celebrate.
In Halifax, people met at Peace and Friendship Park for a ceremony and a memorial walk to the waterfront to draw attention to residential schools and to shed light on country’s colonial past.
The Pictou Landing First Nation hosted a Day of Reflection to honour residential survivors and the children who lost their lives.
The Millbrook First Nation did not hold any Canada Day celebrations and instead called on the community to stand in solidarity and continue to work towards meaningful reconciliation between nations.
Yesterday, PLFN a hosted a Day of Reflection to honour our survivors, the babies that didn’t make it home, the survivors that made it home but have since passed on, the survivors struggling today from IRS and all descendants. 🧡 TY to everyone that attended. #everychildmatters pic.twitter.com/Tw2w7xI4Ij
— Andrea Paul (@AndreaPLFN) July 2, 2021
Nova Scotians dressed in orange to mark the moment of reflection.
This comes as investigations continue on the grounds of former residential schools across the nation after the remains of children were found in unmarked graves at sites in B.C. and Saskatchewan.
Work is underway to scan the former residential school site in Shubenacadie to determine if there are any unmarked graves there.
The ground search is being led by the Sipekne’katik First Nation.
