A pair of plaques recognizing the historical significance of the site of a former Residential School in Quebec were unveiled Monday as part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In a ceremony, Parks Canada, the Survivors of the Amos Residential School, and the Abitibiwinni First Nation Council recognized the national historic significance of the Amos Residential School. The former Residential School building had already been demolished, but in 2013, Survivors and the Abitibiwinni First Nation Council installed a commemorative stele and interpretive panels on the site of the former building with the aim of making it a place of remembrance and healing. The message from the director of the Pikogan Health Center was short and succinct. “We are still here,” said Malik Kistabish. The federal government first built…
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