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Sixth Annual Every Child Matters Pow Wow In Kirkland Lake (opens the original)
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The flag bearers for the grand entry and exit of the Sixth Annual Every Child Matters Pow Wow in Kirkland Lake were from L-R: Sue Alton, Mino M’shki-ki Health Team; Rox-Anne Gaignard, Centre de santé communautaire du Témiskaming; Lori Lalonde, Keepers of the Circle; Marie Claude Patry, EarlyON; Elder George Rose Paulmartin, Head Elder Dancer; Dawson Moore (in front), Every Child Matters flag; Councillor Real Boucher, Matachewan FN; Alexie Polson, Two-Spirit flag; Mayor Stacy Wight, Town of Kirkl
Thousands attend sixth annual Every Child Matters Pow Wow in Kirkland Lake (opens the original)
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The Sixth Annual Every Child Matters Pow Wow brought together traditional people, Elders, youth and community members of every background for a day of commemoration and acknowledgement. The gathering was held at Civic Park in Kirkland Lake to commemorate ‘National Day for Truth and Reconciliation’ and ‘Orange Shirt Day’, two observances that acknowledge the history of the Residential School era in Canada. In traditional Indigenous culture, a Pow Wow is primarily a spiritual gathering of ceremony
Respecting the land is most important to reconciliation (opens the original)
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This is the time of the year when Canada commemorates the Truth and Reconciliation process, which was meant to address the dark period of cultural genocide created by the Indian residential school system. The federal government established the residential school system through a network of church-run institutions to assimilate Indigenous children into European culture. It lasted well over a hundred years in Canada. In 2008, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, led by the late Chair Justice Mur
Pow Wow Is A Sacred Gathering (opens the original)
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photo by Xavier Kataquapit Many First Nations come together at every Pow Wow to celebrate culture and heritage. At the Matachewan FN Annual Pow Wow which ran August 29 and 30 are from L-R: Traditional Dancer George Rose, Attawapiskat FN; Elder Vina Hendrix-Landry, Matachewan FN and Betty Naveau, Mattagami FN. This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation Pow Wow. These are two special c
Pow Wows are a sacred gathering (opens the original)
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This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn’t been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation Pow Wow. These are two special communities I have had the good fortune to be involved in for over 30 years. I stopped attending public events eight years ago when my partner Mike was diagnosed with a debilitating disease. We could not afford for him to get sick with a common cold which meant that I also could not catch anything for fear of p
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