“So I think it’s an opportunity for people like me, intergenerational survivors, descendants and survivors to reconnect and have a space where they can collectively share some of the grief, some of the stories, and perhaps some of the memories.”
“But at the same time, acknowledge the ones that did make it home and were able to be resilient and be able to carry on our ancestral way, our ceremony, not in front of everybody, but in the background,” Starr said. During Thursday’s walk, he would find himself “thinking about all of the things that some of our ancestors endured, the harsh pain they endured, all of our emotions,” Starr said.Article content
* A smudge walk, organized by Chokecherry Studios, is set from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Kiwanis Park. The event will include speakers, prayers and a vigil.