{"id":62639,"date":"2021-09-28T12:01:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T16:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=62639"},"modified":"2021-09-28T12:01:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T16:01:52","slug":"pontiacers-marking-truth-and-reconciliation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/pontiacers-marking-truth-and-reconciliation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Pontiacers marking Truth and Reconciliation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation coming up this Thursday September 30, there will be several groups marking the occasion in the area. The date was made a federal holiday by parliament back in June and this will be the first national day to honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.<\/p>\n

The President of the Pontiac Native Community, Richer L\u00e9vesque, said that there would be a small ceremony at the group\u2019s newly constructed healing garden on chemin de la Chute in Mansfield. The public is invited to join, and L\u00e9vesque said that the ceremony would begin around 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

L\u00e9vesque said that the day would be a difficult one but he hoped that many in the Pontiac would come together to participate.<\/p>\n\n

In addition, on September 30, the Anglican Parish of West Quebec will be broadcasting a special service on their Facebook page. Rev. Susan Lewis added that they would also be hosting a KAIROS Blanket Exercise in the hall behind St. Paul\u2019s Anglican Church in Shawville on Saturday at 10 a.m. Lewis explained that the exercise was an interactive presentation of Indigenous history.<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Clip-Susan-Lewis-blanket-exercise.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

KAIROS Canada describes itself as \u201can ecumenical movement for ecological justice and human rights around the globe.\u201d Lewis said that the exercise would be led by representatives of the Circle of Turtle Lodge from Golden Lake Ontario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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