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SUPPLEMENT TO THE FREE PRESS • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
RECONCILIATION RUN
Sept. 30 will mark the second annual Reconcilia on Run, Canada's first
Na onal Day for Truth and Reconcilia on half-marathon. SCO Youth Chief
Tréchelle Bunn founded the run, which begins at the ruins of the former
residen al school in Birtle and concludes on Birdtail Sioux Dakota Na on.
"I started the run to honour my Kunshi and Unkan, Survivors of the Birtle
Residen al School, because they o en shared with me that when they
a ended the school, they wanted nothing more than to run away and go
home," Bunn explains, referring to her grandmother and grandfather in her
Dakota language.
"SCO commends Youth Chief Bunn for her ini a ve in honouring both
the children who a ended residen al schools in the past and the children
and youth living in Birdtail Sioux today. We also commend her for helping
to raise awareness about the truths of residen al schools through the
Reconcilia on Run. Her ac ons show what a significant impact one person
can have on the well-being of a community," says Grand Chief Jerry Daniels.
Earlier this year, Bunn arranged a partnership with Under Armour Canada,
which donated a new pair of shoes for every youth in Birdtail Sioux. Over
200 pairs of shoes were distributed to the community at the Birdtail Sioux
Healing Garden. To learn more, visit: reconcilia onrun.ca
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Remembering The Children
Honouring The Survivors
The Truth Matters
Through education, we learn om the past and
take action towards reconciliation.
NIKI ASHTON
Member of Parliament
Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Niki.Ashton@parl.gc.ca
1-866-785-0522
LEAH GAZAN
Member of Parliament
Winnipeg Centre
Leah.Gazan@parl.gc.ca
204-984-1675
DANIEL BLAIKIE
Member of Parliament
Elmwood—Transcona
Daniel.Blaikie@parl.gc.ca
204-984-2499
We honour the survivors,
their families
and the children who
never made it home
KAHKIINAH ABINOOJIUK KICHIIEHNEHNDAHGOHZIIAHK
SICECA OWAS TEUNHINDAPI
scoinc.mb.ca
I started the run to
honour my Kunshi and Unkan,
Survivors of the Birtle Residen al
School, because they o en shared
with me that when they a ended
the school, they wanted nothing
more than to run away
and go home."
Tréchelle Bunn
— SCO Youth Chief
