The Doucet Sisters, an Acadian trio of sisters, perform at the TRC concert in Halifax on Oct. 28. Photo: Marites N. Sison
Video highlights of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Atlantic National Event, held Oct. 26 to 29 in Halifax, are now available on the Anglican Journal website.
The Anglican Church of Canada, which operated 35 Indian residential schools across Canada participated in the event. Beginning in the late 19th century, about 150,000 aboriginal children were taken from their families to attend residential schools in a government-sponsored program of forced assimilation.
The video highlights of the event, documented by the Journal, include:
Mi’kmaq pow wow group welcomes students at the Learning Place.
Participants walk from the lighting of the Sacred Fire to the Halifax World Trade Convention Centre.