What’s open and closed in Kingston on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, closed, day of remembrance, holiday, Kingston, municipal holiday, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, online events, open, Orange shirt day, residential schools, sacred fires

While an official federal statutory holiday, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, being observed for the first time on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, is not a typical ‘holiday.’ Instead of a holiday meant to celebrate something, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a date meant for reflection, and to

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Local girl shares talent to raise awareness for Orange Shirt Day

September 29, 2021September 30, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 2 Comments #80, Cali Baldwin, call to action, City of Kingston, Civic Holiday, Every Child Matters, J.J. O'Neill Catholic School, Jillian Perreault, Kanyen'kehá:ka, Kingston, Mohawk, Napanee, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange shirt day, Phyllis Websted, residential school survivors, residential school system, residential schools, September 30, student designs own orange shirt, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

A Napanee student has designed her own orange shirt to help her school purchase educational resources about the residential school system. Cali Baldwin has designed a T-shirt to raise awareness of residential schools and the Indigenous children that lost their lives while attending them. Cali, who is part Kanyen’kehà:ka (known

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Event offers opportunity for first steps on path of Indigenous reconciliation

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 Terry Bursey 0 Comments 60s Scoop, access to clean water, Amanda Stolk, Bridging the GAP, clean drinking water, First Nations, Good Ally Project (GAP), housing crisis, Indigenous Canadians, Indigenous culture, Indigenous history, Katie Koopman, Kingston, Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange shirt day, reservations, residential school system, residential schools, Sir John A Macdonald, True North Aid, Truth and Reconciliation, Walk towards reconciliation

This upcoming Sunday morning, September 26, 2021, Kingston and surrounding area residents will have an opportunity to learn more about core aspects of Indigenous roles in Canadian history, and the sobering impacts that colonial injustices continue to have on Indigenous lives today. Katie Koopman, founder of GAP (Good Ally Project),

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Kingston City Council: National Truth and Reconciliation Day a civic holiday

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, Civic Holiday, Indigenous history, municipal offices closed, residential schools, sacred fire, Truth and Reconciliation Day

A decision by Kingston’s City Council will see National Truth and Reconciliation Day – observed annually on September 30 – a civic holiday, beginning this year. According to the City of Kingston, this move has been made to “encourage municipal employees and the community to observe the occasion as intended.”

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Indigenous Tattoo Gathering unites tradition, revitalization and reclamation

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments cultural genocide, Healing, Indigenous community, Indigenous elders, Indigenous Gathering, Indigenous history, Indigenous Tattoo Gathering, Indigneous tattooing, kanehariyo, Kanenhariyo Seth LeFort, medicine, Mohawk culture, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, residential schools, spirituality, stick and poke tattooing, Sylix Nation, tattoos, Truth and Reconciliation, Tyendinaga, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Uthlxanica, Uthlxanica7

The Longhouse property of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory was the site of an Indigenous Tattoo Gathering August 21 – 24, 2021. Every day of the Gathering included all-day tattooing, while evening events included a social dance, a traditional fireball game, and a feast. The gathering ended the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 24,

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Finding unmarked graves: Queen’s University offers free expertise to Indigenous communities

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021 Yona Harvey 0 Comments archaeology, Canada, Canadian history, Catholic church, cemetery surveys, Cranbrook, disturbed soil, Dr. Alexander Braun, excavating graves, excavating human remains, finding human remains, finding unmarked graves, free expertise, free services, geophysics, ground penetrating radar (GPR), history, Indigenous children, Indigenous communities, Kamloops, Kingston, Marieval, mass graves, mass gravesite, missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW), missing Indigenous children, Ontario, pro bono, Queen's University, radar, residential school system, residential schools, Rideau Canal, skeletal remains, unmarked graves, victims of residential schools

We want to know, the relatives want to know, and they have the right to know if relatives are buried there.” Dr. Alexander Braun, Queen’s university geophysics professor Several Queen’s University staff members have started an initiative offering free, professional expertise in finding unmarked graves to Indigenous communities across Canada.

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Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald taken down from City Park, moved to Cataraqui Cemetery

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Stefan Strangman 0 Comments Cataraqui Cemetery, City Council, City of Kingston, City Park, Councillor Peter Stroud, First Nations, Indigenous community, Indigenous people, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Metis, moving the statue of Sir John A, native, native rights, residential school system, residential schools, Sir John A, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Special Council Meeting, Truth and Reconciliation

Workers from the City of Kingston removed the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from its place at City Park at 6 a.m. today to begin its relocation to Cataraqui Cemetery. The removal follows a decision made during a Special Meeting of Kingston City Council on Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2021,

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École Sir John A. Macdonald Public School to be temporarily renamed Kingston East Elementary School

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Jill Pineau 0 Comments Board of Trustees, City Park, Ecole Sir John A Macdonald Public School, genocide, Indigenous community, Indigenous Education Council, Indigenous Student Trustee, interim name, Kingston, Kingston East Elementary School, Limestone District School Board, naming process, Quanah Traviss, Queen's University Law School, residential school system, residential schools, Sir John A MacDonald Public School, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Trustee Garrett Elliott, Trustee Joy Morning, Trustee Karen McGregor, Trustee Robert Godkin, Truth and Reconciliation, unanimous vote

In the final hour of Limestone District School Board’s regular Board meeting on Wed. Jun. 16, 2021, a motion was passed to initiate a renaming process for École Sir John A. Macdonald Public School. A complementary motion was passed to call the school by its original name, Kingston East Elementary

City Culture History Opinion Politics

Opinion: Tell the whole story about Sir John

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 Robert Kiley 4 Comments City Park, colonialism, Councillor Robert Kiley, Father of Confederation, First Nations, genocide, Indigenous community, Indigenous history, Indigenous people, Inuit, Joseph Stalin, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Metis, removal of statue, residential schools, Robert Kiley, Sir John A Bicentennial, Sir John A Macdonald, SJAM, Statue of Sir John A Macdonald, Tommy Douglas, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The following is a submitted Op-Ed article. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. What to do with Sir John A’s towering presence in City Park? Is it right to look up to him? That’s the question Kingston City Council will tackle head on

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Legacy Working Group to recommend removal, storage of Kingston’s Sir John A. Macdonald statue

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments 215, 215 children, Ann Stevens, Cassidy Carol, Chief Dave Mowat, Chief Don Maracle, City of Kingston, City Park, First Nations Group, History & Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald Working Group, Jennifer Campbell, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kinoozishingwak Bob Watts, Laurel Claus Johnson, Mary Farrar, Melissa Hammell, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, protest, reconciliation, removal of statue, residential school system, residential schools, Sir John A Macdonald Legacy Working Group, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Special Council Meeting, Tanya Grodzinski, Truth and Reconciliation, White Raven Woman Candace Lloyd

The Sir John A. History and Legacy Working Group held a meeting Monday, Jun. 14, 2021 in preparation for the Special Council Meeting to be held by the City of Kingston on Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021 to debate the fate of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue in City Park.

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Truth and reconciliation attempt by Sharbot Lake women nearly spoiled by misleading posts

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 1 Comment Archbishop Michael Mullhall, Carole Pepper, Catholic church, Chief Doreen Davis, facebook, false social media posts, Father Cyprian, Father Cyprian Ihedoro, First Nations, Frontenac County, Frontenac News, healing garden, Indigenous community, Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, Jeff Green, Kamloops, Kamloops Residential School, Kingston, Marcie Webster, memorial, Pamela Giroux, racism, residential schools, Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, Sharbot Lake, St. James Major Roman Catholic Church, viral post

A Facebook post can take on a life of its own, and sometimes that can be counter productive to what was intended. This was one of the lessons learned in Sharbot Lake this past week by community members who just wanted to make a positive gesture. Pamela Giroux says that

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Indigenous community members call for removal of Sir John A. Macdonald statue at ceremony

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Stefan Strangman 2 Comments 215, 215 children, Abenaki, Abenaki Wliwini, City Council, City of Kingston, City Park, colonialism, covered statue, day school, Dionne Nolan (Zoogipon Ikwe), History & Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald Working Group, Indigenous, Indigenous ceremony, Indigenous community, Kamloops, Kamloops Residential School, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Mayor Bryan Paterson, missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW), ongoing ceremony, red fabric, removal of statue, residential school system, residential schools, Revolution of the Heart Ceremonial Action, sacred fire, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Sir John A Macdonald Working Group, Sir John A., SJA, Statue of Sir John A Macdonald, statue removal, Truth and Reconciliation, unmarked graves

Members of Kingston’s Indigenous and non-Indigenous community held a sacred fire and land-based ceremony at City Park on Thursday, Jun. 10, 2021, covering the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald with red fabric and demanding its removal and replacement with a monument to residential school survivors. The ceremony began at

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