from the City of Thunder Bay Community Events:
- 8:30am: Honouring our Children: Reconciliation Run in Support of Mazinaajim Children’s Foundation (hosted by Dilico)
- 9:30-10:30am: Survivors Flag Raising CeremonyHillcrest Park (hosted by City of Thunder Bay)
- 11am-12pm: NAN Walk in Honour of Residential School Survivors and Families (hosted by Nishnawbe Aski Nation)
- 1pm: FWFN Fall Powwow (hosted by Fort William First Nation)
- 1pm-4pm: ONWA Events – teachings, exhibit, clinic (hosted by Ontario Native Women’s Association)
Image credit: National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
“The Survivors’ Flag is an expression of remembrance, meant to honour residential school Survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada. Each element depicted on the flag was carefully selected by Survivors from across Canada, who were consulted in the flag’s creation.” Learn more about the meanings behind each element here.
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