05/29/2021
Trigger Warning: Been feeling all the feels today. Anger, frustration, sadness, disgust, hopeless, mournful...
The news today bringing up past trauma, creating new trauma...
Our friends, our hearts are with you. Our hearts ache with yours. We’re so sorry for all you’ve endured, and continued to endure. Please if you need support during this time, please check out this link. https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/indigenous-crisis-support-where-to-find-help-1.5446575 We’ll be praying for Creator to mend broken hearts.
Residential School Genocide it’s real.
My Settler friends, you need to read this. It’s uncomfortable, yes, but your space here in this land now called Canada, came at a cost. We need acknowledge this.
Wondering what can you do about it? One practical thing you could do right now is send a letter to the Senate in support of Bill C -15. www.faithinthedeclaration.ca/take-action-1
For our friends who pray, please pray for those who impacted by this news. This will open past wounds for many. Pray Canada would have our eyes opened to the many injustices, both past and present to the Host People of Canada. Pray for healthy ways we can reconcile. https://activehistory.ca/2017/08/150-acts-of-reconciliation-for-the-last-150-days-of-canadas-150
Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation says.
