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By Nigel Maxwell

Events

Future educators pay tribute to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sep 29, 2023 | 2:14 PM

On the day prior to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a group of the province’s future teachers gathered along Prince Albert’s riverbank.

The event has become a proud tradition for the students at SUNTEP, who were also joined this year by students enrolled in the Gabriel Dumont Institute’s Adult Basic Education program.

Beige Unger, a third year faculty advisor and instructor at the school noted they are an indigenous program and that it’s very important for all the students to be involved in the community .

“They’re going to be going out into the schools and teaching their students about truth and reconciliation so having these experiences is so important,” she said

Rochelle Hing is a third year SUNTEP student and brought her young daughter along to Friday’s gathering. She explained it felt good to be a part of the cause. Her thoughts were also with the parents who lost loved ones.

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“Just to have my child here and be able to say goodnight to her as some of them did not get to,” she said.

Roberts Barks, Rochelle Hing and young Lily were among those involved in the gathering. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Erica Warkentine, another third year student, said just being able to stand there together was a really big privelege.

“There were so many years where gatherings like this would not be allowed and so to be able to be here today I think is a really big act of resiliency,” she said, adding she’s glad we can live in a time where we can talk about these things and raise awareness.

The gathering was held at the site of the MMIWG moment, which was erected in June 2021.

A moment of silence was also held on Friday for those children lost to the residential schools.

(Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

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