SD63 Indigenous Ed - Remembrance Day

National Indigenous Veterans Day November 8th, 2022

Remembrance Day Friday, November 11, 2022

SQȺ SE ȽTE MEL,EḴTW̱ (we will not forget)

TW̱ HÁEQ ȽTE TŦE ȻSÁIYE (we will remember them)

SQȺ SE ȽTE MEL,EḴTW̱ (we will not forget)

SQȺ SE ȽTE MEL,EḴTW̱ (We will not forget).mp3

TW̱ HÁEQ ȽTE TŦE ȻSÁIYE (we will remember them)

TW̱ HÁ¸EQ ȽTE TŦE ȻSÁIYE (1).mp3

"In “Remembrance,” I pay particular homage to the Aboriginal Veteran. While it may be known that a significant number of Aboriginal Canadians volunteered to join the military during the major wars, many do not know that they lost their Indian Status in the process. Promised pensions and housing for joining the forces, many did not receive them and, because they were no longer “Indian” under the law, they could not return to their reserves—many became poor and homeless. The tragedy lies in the fact that their battlefield comrades respected the First Nations soldiers and relied on each other in a way that only brother in arms can. When they returned home the Natives were once again relegated to their second-class status. Through four thunderbirds forged into the form of a poppy, “Remembrance” symbolizes the strength that our soldiers, our veterans and our fallen must have held for our protection. It is dedicated to all Canadian soldiers and, in particular, to my wife’s late grandfather, Thomas Clement." - Andy Everson

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Andy Everson