Honouring the Children 2.15 Mile Walk at Red Deer Polytechnic
Earlier today, Indigenous community members, along with Red Deer Polytechnic students and employees, walked 2.15 miles on campus to commemorate the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered at an Indian Residential School in Kamloops.
For Lloyd Desjarlais, Red Deer Polytechnic Director of Indigenous Initiatives, the walk was also a unified forum to help with the healing process from the recent tragic events.
“The importance of this walk was to honour and remember the 215 children who were found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, as well as those who have since been discovered and those who have yet to be found,” he says.
“By gathering together for this walk, we provided a safe and respectful space to help people in our post-secondary community who are affected by the findings.”