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Knowledge Keeper Leslie Spillett speaks near the sacred fire and spirit chair at the Honouring Our Children ceremony.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Sacred fire, tobacco offerings honour residential school victims

September 28, 2021 — 
Two tiny pairs of shoes served as a poignant symbol of children’s lives lost to the residential school system at a ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 28 on the Bannatyne campus.

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