National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

Traditional dancer Odeshkun Thusky performs during a commemorative ceremony, Raising the SurvivorsÕ Flag, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The ceremony is "in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, of those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed." Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

Traditional dancer Odeshkun Thusky takes part in a commemorative ceremony, Raising the Survivors’ Flag, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The ceremony is "in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, of those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed." Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

Traditional dancer Odeshkun Thusky performs during a commemorative ceremony, Raising the Survivors’ Flag, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The ceremony is "in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, of those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed." Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

Traditional dancer Odeshkun Thusky performs during a commemorative ceremony, Raising the Survivors’ Flag, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The ceremony is "in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, of those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed." Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

First National Day Of Truth And Reconciliation - Ottawa

First National Day Of Truth And Reconciliation - Ottawa

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and residential school survivor Celine Thusky (left) look on as an emotional elder Claudette Commanda speaks during a ceremony on Parliament Hill on the eve of the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Ottawa, ON, Canada. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

First National Day Of Truth And Reconciliation - Ottawa

First National Day Of Truth And Reconciliation - Ottawa

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and elder Claudette Commanda look on as Algonquin survivor Celine Thusky tells her story during a ceremony on Parliament Hill on the eve of the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Ottawa, ON, Canada. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

First National Day Of Truth And Reconciliation - Ottawa

First National Day Of Truth And Reconciliation - Ottawa

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks with residential school survivor and Inuk senior elder Levinia Brown (right) and Algonquin survivor Celine Thusky to a ceremony on Parliament Hill on the eve of the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Ottawa, ON, Canada. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM