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The Listuguj Education Directorate, in collaboration with local schools, has organized a Truth and Reconciliation Walk and Ceremony for Friday, September 27th, 2024. This meaningful school event will reunite the following schools in our area:
DETAILS OF THE EVENT
Schools will gather at the Restigouche River Experience parking lot to start the walk. We will walk to the Campbellton Civic Centre using the walking path along Salmon Blvd.
Time: Starting at 9:30 a.m. (New-Brunswick)
Starting at 8:30 a.m. (Quebec)
This event provides a valuable opportunity for young people to learn about the history and realities of their neighboring Mi’gmaq communities, as well as reconciliation efforts underway in Canada. The Listuguj Education Directorate is grateful to all schools for joining us as we honour our Residential School Survivors.
This event is a part of the AGS - Treaty Education Program made possible with the help of the Schools directions and our Mi'gmaq
Cultural Coordinator Paige Isaac paisaac@lete.listuguj.ca.
Le Listuguj Education Directorate, en collaboration avec les écoles de Campbellton et de Pointe-à-la-Croix, a organisé une marche et une cérémonie de la vérité et de la réconciliation le vendredi 27 septembre 2024. Cet événement scolaire significatif réunira les écoles suivantes de notre région :
Alaqsite'w Gitpu School
Lord Beaverbrook School
Le Galion des Appalaches
Campbellton Middle School
Polyvalente Roland-Pépin
Sugarloaf Senior High School
École Père-Pacifique
DÉTAILS DE L’ÉVÈNEMENT
Les écoles se réuniront dans le stationnement du Centre d'expérience de la rivière Restigouche pour commencer la marche. Nous nous rendrons au Centre civique de Campbellton en suivant le sentier pédestre qui longe le boulevard Salmon.
L’heure: À partir de 9h30 (Nouveau-Brunswick)
À partir de 8h30 (Québec)
Cet événement est une belle occasion pour les jeunes de découvrir l'histoire et les réalités des communautés Micmaques voisines, ainsi que les efforts de réconciliation en cours au Canada. Le Listuguj Education Directorate remercie toutes les écoles de se joindre à nous pour rendre hommage aux survivants des pensionnats autochtones.
More details about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
“Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples has suffered as a result of both the Residential School system and the lack of understanding of the historical and current impact of those schools. Healing and repairing that relationship requires education, awareness and increased understanding of the legacy and the impacts still being felt by Survivors and their families. Young people are vital to how we move forward. We need each of you.” – Speaking our Truth – a Journey of Reconciliation, Monique Gray Smith
National Center for Truth and Reconciliation:
“For a period of more than 150 years, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation children were taken from their families and communities to attend schools which were often located far from their homes. More than 150,000 children attended Indian Residential Schools. Many never returned.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) concluded that residential schools were “a systematic, government- sponsored attempt to destroy Indigenous cultures and languages and to assimilate Indigenous peoples so that they no longer existed as distinct peoples.” The TRC characterized this intent as “cultural genocide.”
Bilingual information and resources on Residential Schools.
SEVEN SACRED TEACHINGS
The seven sacred teachings are guiding principles on how we should live our lives in a respectful and sacred manner. Each school is assigned one of the teachings to focus on, as well as an animal and colour that embody that teaching. If students create posters for the walk, they are encouraged to include their school's designated teaching in their messages.
RED – Alaqsite’w Gitpu School
Love – eagle
Amour – aigle
ORANGE – Lord Beaverbrook School
Wisdom – beaver
Sagesse – castor
PURPLE – Campbellton Middle School
Honesty – sabe (bigfoot)
Honnêteté – Sabe
GREEN – Gallion des Appalaches
Truth – turtle
Vérité – tortue
BLUE – Poylvalente Roland Pepin
Humility – wolf
Humilité – loup
BLACK – Sugarloaf Senior High School
Courage – bear
Courage – ours
YELLOW – L’ecole Pere Pacifique
Respect – buffalo
Respect – bison
There are several resources online where you can find more information on the teachings. Here are a couple of links to get you started.
Additional Resources:
TRC Walk & CEREMONY 2024 - Original work
Documents / Posters About TRC
Websites about TRC
Presentation of 7 Sacred Teachings