A ‘walk towards reconciliation’ at the Little Cataraqui Conservation Area

Event hopes to help people ‘understand the beauty and diversity of Indigenous culture in Canada’

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments A Walk Towards Reconciliation, Canadian history, educational nature walk, Good Ally Project, Indigenous history, Katie Koopman, Kingston, Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area, residential school system, True North Aid, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

“The reality is that, if you are in your 20s today, you could have been a residential school survivor.” They are words that carry a lot of weight, and for good reason, Katie Koopman explained. “It is staggering, and it’s true,” said Koopman, who runs Good Ally Project (GAP), a

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March 19, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment A Taste of Indigenous Canada, Abenaki, Amanda Stolk, Anishnabee, ceremony, crafts, Cree, dance, Elders, Haia, Haudenosaunee, Hockey Cares, Indigenous Canadians, Indigenous communities, Indigenous food, Indigenous Medical Alliance, Kingston, land acknowledgement, Metis, Mohawk, Moon Time Sisters, northern communities, reconciliation, song, The Good Ally Project, True North Aid

Given its rich history, and the fact that the land this city was built on originally belonged to the Anishnabee and Haudenosaunee, Kingston should be a great place to learn more about Canadian Indigenous culture. And True North Aid is helping facilitate that. True North Aid, an organization dedicated to