Sometimes not everyone gets invited. Sometimes they are expected to take their own initiative and find out if there is an event. This past week, across the country everyone marked Orange Shirt Day, a day to remember what happened when Canada created the horror that became the residential school system in the country. Forcing thousands and generations of Indigenous children through the doors subjecting them to untold horrors and all in the name of killing the Indian in the child. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation comes every Sept. 30. Across the country First Nation communities plan events to mark and remember the children forced through those doors. And now they are joined by Canadians. Canadians who have taken the time to learn about what happened to Indigenous children….
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