Hundreds of New Brunswickers dressed in orange shirts walked from the St. Mary’s old Reserve on Fredericton’s north side to Officers’ Square, to acknowledge and honour the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Sitansisk Chief Allan Polchies urges crowd to question party leaders on Indigenous issues
Isabelle Leger · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 30, 2024 5:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Sitansisk First Nation Chief Allan Polchies said he was pleased with the turnout in honour of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. (Patrick Richard/CBC News)
Hundreds of New Brunswickers, dressed in orange shirts, walked from the St. Mary’s old reserve on Fredericton’s north side to Officers’ Square to acknowledge and honour the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Chief Allan Polchies of Sitansisk First Nation, also known as St. Mary’s, said he was pleased to see many allies, communities and children come together for a day of reflection in honour of the day.
And he also took the opportunity to urge people to question political leaders during the election campaign.
“Going into the election, and today’s reflection of the 94 calls to action, is a good time to have those conversations, for New Brunswickers to have those conversations,” said Polchies,
“Those leaders that are knocking on your door, ask them what they are doing to move forward on the healing path.”
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