Students and staff at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School today participated in impactful exercises designed to help them be more aware of the history of the residential school system in Canada.
The day of commemorating, honouring, supporting and educating included student-made works on display around the school, a visit from Serpent River Chief Brent Bisaillon and Alyssa Traves from the Serpent River Education Department.
They shared their experiences and stories with students and staff, many of whom were wearing orange.
The school drumming group presented a song after which staff and students learned more about Anishinaabemowin traditional teachings and experienced an authentic feast of three sisters soup and blueberry scones.
This day of reflection and learning culminated in two minutes and 15 seconds of silence to remember the 215 children whose bodies were discovered in unmarked graves in Kamloops this summer.