Please join the Children and Youth on the Walking Bridge on September 28th

To honour children who were forced to attend residential schools and especially those who never returned home, a healing walk in advance of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is planned for September 28th on the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge beginning at 9:00 a.m. with a blessing of the bridge. Wasisok ‘ciw Wasisok ( Children for Children) is the theme to showcase the power of reconcili-action when our children lead with their hearts.

Please join Chief Harold Sappier Memorial Elementary school, Monoqonuwicik/Under One Sky Headstart, Kehkimin Immersion School and George Street School as they display unity within diversity to raise awareness for the need to support healing among residential school survivors, descendants and those who now know the truth.

These future leaders will meet on the bridge to celebrate and witness enduring cultural pride and to share their art as they gift orange symbols of hope to restore trust and confidence that truth is embedded within the slogan Every Child Matters.

Artist in Residence at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery

Natasha Sacobie, is a Wolastoqiyik visual artist from Pilick (Kingsclear First Nation). Natasha’s current work speaks to Wolastoqey history and culture. Natasha plans to fulfill educational needs through contemporary art, in order to keep language, tradition and culture alive.

Natasha will be doing porcupine quillwork using harvested quills and birch bark. This residency is an opportunity for the public to experience and observe the process involved in preparing and creating with birch bark and porcupine quills.

Natasha encourages the visiting public to try their hand at quilling on pre-drawn sample pieces. Natasha will be at the Gallery on the following dates:

September 25th - 2pm - 5pm
September 26th - 10am - 5pm
September 27th - 10am - 12:30pm
September 28th -12:30pm - 4:00pm
September 29th - 2pm - 7:30pm
September 30th - 10am - 8pm