Community honours residential school victims during visit to heritage site
It was a moving experience for many local Indigenous people who attended a walk to the site of the Battleford Industrial School Cemetery Friday.
The cemetery and cairn are located on private property, but the organizers were granted permission to visit the site for the event, called “Walking for Reconciliation.”
The Rural Municipality of Battle River recently passed a bylaw designating the property a heritage site, and a group of concerned citizens are working to obtain a provincial designation as well.