We Mourn the Loss of the Sacred Lives of the Children found in Unmarked Graves of the Cowessess and Ktunaxa First Nations

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Love and Reconciliation.

“You will also need love for this journey because when the truth telling gets really hard, you will need something more powerful than pain and shame to encourage you to keep going.  Pain and shame are neither desirable nor sustainable as long-term strategies for transformation change.  It is my hope that love is what initially brought you to this work.  It is my conviction that love is what will keep you going.”

From Layla F. Saad in “Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor.”

We share this quote from a recent TRC Talk at Vancouver Aboriginal Health. 

We look forward to the day when all the children buried in unmarked graves across Canada are found and we know their names. Their spirits call us to manifest a better country, a better world.

It is our hope, our conviction that we, Canadians will open our hearts and take transformative action towards restorative justice.