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Burnaby North Secondary hosts second Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Burnaby North Secondary staff and students celebrated aboriginal culture and history Monday during the school’s second annual Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The event, aimed at raising awareness about aboriginal cultures and worldviews, as well as the residential school experience, featured a series of presentations, activities and lessons, including a talk by hereditary Gwawaenuk First Nation Chief Robert Joseph.
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Indigenous storyteller and Surrey resident Old Hands tells students in the Burnaby North Secondary cafeteria a story about the origin of the Native American flute. The storyteller was at Burnaby North Monday as part of the school’s second annual Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Photograph By
Cornelia Naylor
Indigenous storyteller and Surrey resident Old Hands talks to students in the Burnaby North Secondary cafeteria. The storyteller was at Burnaby North Monday as part of the school’s second annual Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Photograph By
Cornelia Naylor
Fancy shawl dancer Naomi Black, 15, dances in the Burnaby North Secondary cafeteria during the school's second annual Day of Truth and Reconciliation Monday.
Fancy shawl dancer Naomi Black, 15, dances in the Burnaby North Secondary cafeteria during the school's second annual Day of Truth and Reconciliation Monday.
Photograph By
Cornelia Naylor
Young grass dancer Tristian Bruyere, 9, dances in the Burnaby North Secondary cafeteria during the school's second annual Day of Truth and Reconciliation Monday.
Photograph By
Cornelia Naylor
Metis Poet Jonina Kirton leads a session with Burnaby North Secondary students during the school's second annual Day of Truth and Reconciliation Monday.
Photograph By
Cornelia Naylor
