An honour walk for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Regina continues to grow bigger year after year. Hundreds of people gathered at Victoria Park on Wednesday, participating in an honour walk to recognize Canada’s day for truth and reconciliation. The day aims to pay respect to residential school survivors and their families, along with those who never returned home. The day also recognizes the lasting impacts the residential school system has had on Indigenous people. “[Reconciliation] means that we acknowledge the inherited history that we have and that we gather together as a community,” said Ann Perry, executive director for The Circle Project, organizers of the event. “I don’t think anyone’s got all the answers and all the solutions, but when we can create events like this where people can gather together as a community, have those important conversations and wear an orange shirt to come on the walk, you’re making a statement and you are supporting reconciliation.” This is the sixth year the event has taken place. Perry was proud to see the park filled with people wearing their orange shirts supporting the cause. “When we started off, it was actually just after Covid and we actually went from the museum to the Legislative building across the bridge, and it was a limited number of people because of the Covid,” she said. “For the past five years we’ve been here and it’s just so great to see the event grow and grow and grow each and every year.” In addition to the walk, people also had the opportunity to write a powerful message on an orange shirt card and hang it up in the park.
