Mourning the Indigenous children lost – Tiny shoe memorial

May 31, 2021 | 4:06 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – Days after the news of the mass grave that holds 215 bodies of children, who lay there without names and forgotten, a memorial has been placed on the stairs of city hall, to honor those lost souls.

Desiree Loyie and her sister Rebecca George created this in hopes others will join and remind Canadians about the true history of Canada.

“It was like there was a death in our community and I could see it in my mom, in my aunties, who are all residential school survivors,” said Desiree Loyie.

Memorials started to pour in across the country, many using rows of tiny childrens’ shoes to visualize and put into perspective, what has been lost.

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This has been an emotional time for Desiree, her family, and all first nations people. Desiree’s family are also survivors of residential schools.

“It’s like ripping off a scab from an old wound.”

The Lheidli T’enneh flag at City Hall will be lowered to half-mast on Tuesday at noon and will stay at half-mast for 215 days.

If you are struggling, you are encouraged to contact the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line.

by Randi-Marie Adams

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Mourning the Indigenous children lost – Tiny shoe memorial

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