2023 Memorial Monument for Children of IRS Journey
Journey - June 16- 21, 2023
Stanley C Hunt, Kwakiutl Master Carver, has finished a 18 Foot Memorial Monument for Children of IRS. The journey from Port Hardy, BC to Vancouver, BC will begin on June 16th.
Please join us to honor & uplift the spirit of the children who didn’t make it home from Residential School and all the families affected by residential school.
- June 16 – Carrot Park - Port Hardy, BC – 10 am
- June 17 – Thunderbird Hall - Campbell River, BC 10 am
- June 18 – Site to Be Determined – Port Alberni, BC 10 am
- June 19 – Nanaimo, BC 10 am
- June 19 – Duncan, BC 2pm
- June 20 – Inner Harbour, Victoria, BC 10 am
- June 21 – Inner Harbour, Vancouver, BC 4 pm
The Monument is meant to:
- Ensure that we uplift the history of the residential school survivors
- Honor the spirit of the children who went missing or were murdered
- Honor the families and acknowledge the journey of losing a child and the pain and suffering that this trauma has inflicted
- To raise awareness to the true history of Canada, the Northwest Mounted Police, the RCMP and the Church’s
- To provide awareness and history to Canadians and those who participate in this journey, visit the monument on site or are a part of this journey in anyway.
- Record the many survivors, families, Canadians, and participants in a historical record through, video, media, and the opportunity to sign or send a message in a guest book along the journey of the Monument.
How Can you Participate:
Attend the ceremony in your community, volunteer at the event, wear your regalia the event or wear a orange shirt. Share this information with your network.
For More information contact:
Dorothy Hunt 250-812-6125
Leslie Dickie
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