Its a great day: Witchekan First Nation recognizes Orange Shirt Day [Video]

Lauren Joseph-Knutisvik is a grade 7/8 teacher at the school and when asked how teachers go about teaching the young children about residential schools, she replied they tell them to be grateful for what they have.

“We’ve come a long way to have our own schools, our own teachers, and we maintained our culture,” she said.

Personally, she noted her own appreciation for the Pope’s visit to Canada and to the various levels of government who have acknowledged the atrocities that occurred at residential schools.

“The many children that died in those residential schools, that needs to be recognized,” she said.

(Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Chief Raymon Harris also participated in Friday’s walk and explained the residential schools have created a harsh reality for his people and generational trauma.

“It’s now gonna take us generations to recover,” he said.

The walkers were provided with a police escort as they made their way through the …