Ceremony held at James Smith Cree Nation in honour of residential school lives lost
It’s an event that has sent shockwaves across the country.
The discovery of the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School site in British Columbia.
On Monday, May 31, a ceremony was held at the James Smith Cree Nation at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church to honour those 215 lives.
“It’s a sad day, not only for us, but for everybody,” said James Smith Chief Wally Burns who was one of three local chiefs to speak at the ceremony.