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NEWS RELEASE CHILDREN OF SHINGWAUK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ***************************** On behalf of the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association (CSAA) and our partners on the organizing committee, we invite all Residential School Survivors, their famil

NEWS RELEASE

CHILDREN OF SHINGWAUK
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

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On behalf of the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association (CSAA) and our partners on the organizing committee, we invite all Residential School Survivors, their families and communities, and members of the larger Sault Ste. Marie community and beyond to join us for a Commemoration Ceremony August 3, 2012, to open the Shingwauk 2012 Commemoration Gathering and Conference: Healing through Education.

All Gathering and Conference Events will be held at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie, August 3-6, 2012.

This ceremony will see the unveiling of two plaques that name the Shingwauk site, which includes Shingwauk Hall and the Shingwauk/Fauquier Chapel and Cemetery, as a national memorial.

“In keeping with the spirit and intent embodied within the Shingwauk site, the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association, Shingwauk Education Trust and Algoma University hereby designate these lands as a National Memorial to all those who attended one or more of the many Residential Schools across Turtle Island. We hold a special place in our hearts for those children who never returned home. May their memories live on.”

The ceremony begins at 3 p.m. with the lighting of a Sacred Fire at the Arbour located on the east side of Shingwauk Hall.

This is followed by the official program from 4 to 5:30 p.m., which includes words of welcome from the organizing committee, local dignitaries and a keynote address by Commissioner Marie Wilson from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Following the unveiling and dedication of the plagues, we invite you to join us for a Memorial Feast.

The ceremony will be held outdoors in front of the George Leach Centre (GLC) unless it rains, in which case it will be held indoors within the GLC.

For information on the Gathering and Conference, please contact the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre at 705-949-2301, extension 4622 or 4633 or through or website at www.shingwauk.org

In the spirit of sharing, healing and learning.

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