From the Town of Bracebridge, Muskoka:
Thank you to the Muskoka Indigenous Friendship Centre TM and everyone who helped tie orange ribbons in Memorial Park this morning.
Together we tied 500 ribbons to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools.
Join us in Memorial Park at 9 a.m. on September 30 to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Elder Chris Stock of A Journey Begins will guide the community through a Thanksgiving address and begin a meaningful discussion of Indigenous knowledge, history and connection.
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Peggy Tupper says
Where the the number 500 come from? It appears to be specific but also seems like an unusual number.
Where did the children go? Did they die of Scarlett Fever, Tuberculosis and other childhood diseases that were rampant before vaccinations and antibiotics existed. I know from my genealogy research that old cemeteries in small towns hold the remains of many many children. At one time, it was considered normal for one child in every family to die of something. that is preventable or curable today.