Warriors Walk for Healing

PRINCE GEORGE – A group of three left Whitehorse on June 26th, meeting with other First Nations as they walked down Highway 37, picking up more walkers along the way. Today, upon arrival in Prince George, their number is now 16.

The Warriors Walk for Healing Nations is walking to Kamloops to honour the 215 children found in unmarked graves at a residential school in that community.

“We wanted to help to bring awareness,” explains Jackie Shorty with the Northern Nations Alliance. “One of the things that we’re very adamant about is that we want to raise awareness and that we ensure that this truth that has come forward with the 215 children and the growing numbers is not swept under the rug.”