Planning begins for commemoration activities on Blood Reserve

Former students of St. Paul’s and St. Mary’s Indian residential schools and their descendants gathered with leaders to plan Truth and Reconciliation commemoration activities on the Blood Reserve. The planning took place Feb. 21 and 22 in Lethbridge and involved Truth and Reconciliation Commission member Marie Wilson. Project planning sessions included Blackfoot signage, history book, exhibit project, oral history, time capsule and monument. Participants also had the opportunity to share their residential school experiences.