Volunteers, I wanted to share a thank you from Audrey Hudson, and an update on the Spiritual Ceremony held last week at the Gallery. – Holly

Dear Colleagues,

I want to say thank you to everyone who helped organize and participate in yesterday’s spiritual ceremony to remember and honour the thousands of children who never returned home from Residential Schools, the survivors, and all those who are still missing.

It was beautiful.

There were two wonderful Fire Keepers who started us off by building a sacred fire in the pouring rain with a thank you to Creator. The medicines of tobacco, sweetgrass, cedar and sage filled the park with goodness. The visual memorial of shoes placed in a spiral in Walker Court was powerful as we keep the children, survivors and families in our thoughts. Also in Walker Court, the Red Bear Singers graced us with their hand drumming and songs that carried resilience, pain and survivance.

The senior Indigenous artist we worked with, who is a residential school survivor, was truly appreciative that everyone was able to come together under the given circumstances.

Thank you everyone for your support.  

My best,

Audrey

Audrey Hudson

Richard & Elizabeth Currie Chief, Education & Programming