2022-10-05
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
by KEITH CORCORAN
BRIDGEWATER - Pijinuiskaq Park was a sea of orange as crowds gathered at the town-owned public space overlooking the LaHave River to mark the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The Sept. 30 observance here at the corner of King Street and Old Bridge Street was one of many held across the country to honour residential school survivors, their families and communities and reflect on the lasting impacts of the residential school system on Indigenous communities.
The significance of the colour orange is that it acknowledges the courage and strength of those who survived the pain of the residential schools, while paying tribute to the children who never came home.
