Muskowekwan First Nation: New monument honours residential school survivors [Video]

A new monument recognizing residential school survivors in the Muskowekwan First Nation area was unveiled Tuesday morning.

“This day is truly a memorable day because it’s honouring our past, our present where we are, and where we want to go in the future,” expressed Vanessa Wolfe, Muskowekwan First Nation Councillor, and member of the historical site committee who helped create the project.

Every year on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, students and staff from the nation’s school walk towards the First Nation’s former residential school to honour survivors.

Now in front of the building, stands the new monument where it will provide a permanent symbol of healing, according to Wolfe.

“This monument is going to sit here forever and it’s going to be a constant reminder of the history, and honour, and resilience that every student embodied and encompassed,” she explained.

“The survivors that were standing there that we …