
Neil and Dorsey at the International Peace Park, October 7, 2023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterton-Glacier_International_Peace_Park

Neil and Dorsey at the International Peace Park, October 7, 2023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterton-Glacier_International_Peace_Park


Author age 12 with cousins Wayne and Lyle


Courval, Saskatchewan – circa 1960




This poem references the experience of First Nations children who were systematically stripped of their culture and language in Canada’s residential schools. September 30th is set aside in the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation and marked by the wearing of orange shirts in memory of one young girl’s experience.
https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2020/why-we-wear-orange-on-orange-shirt-day-nait