A rapt audience of children from the Early Learning Centre were treated to Indigenous storytelling Thursday as Ron Deganadus McLester, Vice President of Truth, Reconciliation and Indigenization, shared with them the genius of First Nations nature tales.
The event, held in the Ishkodewan Courtyard on a perfect fall day, was a child-centred prelude to the events that will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Algonquin College on September 30. The new federal statutory holiday is intended to recognize and commemorate the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, and honour their survivors, families and communities.