Building bridges between all communities
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PAGE 18 • JUNE 2012 2012 Truth and Reconciliation Walk to launch in North Bay dians (UOI) and the North Bay Indian Friend- ship Centre are proud to support the Truth and Reconciliation Walkers as they launch their 2012 walk in North Bay on Wednesday, May 23. NIPISSING FN – The Union of Ontario In- Etherington Sr. and Patrick Etherington Jr., are making the 340 kilometre journey from North Bay to a Truth and Reconciliation Intergenera- tional Regional Gathering that is taking place The two First Nations walkers, Patrick in Toronto on May 31 - June 2, 2012. The gath- ering will convene residential school survi- vors, Elders, Youth, Ontario Chiefs, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Commissioners, church representatives, gov- ernment officials and academics to promote respect, education and engagement on the Indian Residential School System. This is the third year that the group has walked to raise awareness of the intergen- erational impacts of residential schools. Addi- tional participants are expected to join in along the way. Union of Ontario Indians staff welcomed the Truth and Reconciliation Walkers on Tues- day afternoon and presented them with a do- nation on behalf of the UOI and the North Bay Indian Friendship Centre to help them on their journey. Community members may contact Truth and Reconciliation Walkers group leader Pat- rick Etherington Sr. if they would like to donate to the walk. The Anishinabek Nation established the Union of Ontario Indians as its secretariat in 1949. The UOI is a political advocate for 39 member First Nations across Ontario. The Union of Ontario Indians is the oldest political organization in Ontario and can trace its roots back to the Confederacy of Three Fires, which existed long before European contact. ~ Patrick Etherington Sr., Group Leader Truth and Reconciliation Walkers Happy Na�onal Aboriginal Day Niki Ashton MP - Churchill Let's take this special opportunity to recognize and celebrate Aboriginal Peoples and cultures in Canada. Garry Breitkreuz, M.P. Yorkton-Melville 19 1st Avenue North Yorkton, SK S3N 1J3 Tel: 306-782-3309 - toll free: 1-866-669-7770 niki.ashton@parl.gc.ca www.garrybreitkreuz.com CELEBRATING JOIN US AT YOUR LOCAL NORTHERN/NORTHMART ON DAY FOR ABBQ!