The Department of Heritage of Canada stated that it will lower the flags of all federal buildings and places in Canada until further notice to “memorialize the thousands of children who have been sent to boarding schools, to commemorate those who have never returned to their homes, and to Commemorate the pride of their families in their lives. It has changed forever.”

Tk’emlúpste Secwépemc First Nation announced on Thursday that it had found the bodies of 215 children while searching the premises of the former residents’ school. A statement from the First Nations said that missing children, even as young as three, died without a document.

Tk’emlúpste Secwépemc Kukpi 7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir told CBC Dawn Kamloops On Friday, it takes more than iconic gestures to resolve this tragedy.

Casimir said: “The federal government has shown goodwill and support for this tragedy. All this is a good thing.” “Tk’emlúpste Secwépemc and all affected communities and families have important ownership and responsibility. This needs to happen and happen. “

National Flag Lowering

To commemorate the children, national flags have also been lowered or lowered, including the legislatures of British Columbia and Manitoba, as well as much of Montreal, Edmonton, and Ontario.

Ottawa City Mayor Jim Watson said on Twitter on Sunday that the flag of Ottawa City Hall will stay on the half-mast, “for every child who is killed for an hour.”

The Governor of British Columbia, John Horgan, issued a statement on the discovery on Friday.

He said: “This is an incredible tragedy. This is a stark example of the violence perpetrated by the Canadian boarding school system against indigenous people and the consequences of these atrocities that continue to this day.”

A crisis hotline for Indian National Boarding Schools has been established to provide support to former and affected students. You can get emotional and crisis referral services by calling the 24-hour national crisis hotline: 1-866 925-4419.