by chris | Oct 11, 2022 | Truth and Reconciliation
I value this day being a National Holiday for a number of reasons. I think there is so much to learn and although emotional for so many, I think it is important to have the leaders in the country show respect and recognition and to allow for opportunities to...
by chris | Sep 25, 2022 | Truth and Reconciliation, Uncategorized
I have had made so many connections over the past year since I started writing. I really didn’t think it would take the whole year to explore my adoption, but here we are. The biggest question I hear from most is how can I do more and how can I help. ...
by chris | Apr 17, 2022 | Truth and Reconciliation
Amber Bracken took this photo on June 19, 2021, on Tk’emlups te Secwepemc land along Highway 5 in Britich Columbia. These crosses bear children’s clothing, to commemorate the loss of so many children’s lives while in the care of the Residential School systems. It...
by chris | Oct 24, 2021 | Truth and Reconciliation
Do You Know Who’s in the Beechwood Cemetery? In 2014, the Beechwood Cemetery, Funeral and Cremation Services began its Indigenous Reconciliation Program with the goal to provide a Reconciling History Program. Part of this program is their Reconciliation Walk...
by chris | Sep 28, 2021 | Truth and Reconciliation
Today we reflect….I have had many people reaching out after the 215 children were found in British Columbia. “What can we do? How can I make a difference?” Today is our opportunity to stop, listen, learn and reflect. There has been history written...
