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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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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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The following is a submitted open letter to Kingston City Council. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Mayor Bryan Paterson and Kingston City Council, We are all aware of the recent discovery at Kamloops Indian Residential School. Since then, we have seen memorials
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Across the country, Canadians discuss Indigenous and Aboriginal topics, from issues surrounding the colonization of Canada, to the teachings of Indigenous elders in health and harmony. But what do you really know about the histories of Indigenous and Aboriginal peoples locally and around the world? Whether you know next to
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The City of Kingston is launching a public engagement opportunity asking residents to express how they feel about “Sir John A. Macdonald’s legacy.” The City announced the ‘Your Stories, Our Histories’ public engagement opportunity in a press release on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, which asks the question “How does Kingston
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