A strong contingent of Anglicans were among thousands of
people who gathered in the nation’s capital on Sunday, May 31, as the closing
ceremonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) officially got
underway.
The opening day of the TRC closing saw an estimated 10,000 people participate in the Walk for Reconciliation—which followed a 4.7-kilometre route from the École secondaire de l’Île in Gatineau, Que., through Victoria Island and ending in front of Ottawa City Hall—to show solidarity with Indian residential school survivors and commit to improving relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Canada.
The opening day of the TRC closing saw an estimated 10,000 people participate in the Walk for Reconciliation—which followed a 4.7-kilometre route from the École secondaire de l’Île in Gatineau, Que., through Victoria Island and ending in front of Ottawa City Hall—to show solidarity with Indian residential school survivors and commit to improving relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Canada.
Look closely in the picture and you will see Melanie Delva, archivist
for the Diocese of New Westminster.
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