The first in a series of walks in Bruce County intended to honour the legacy of Chanie Wenjack and promote reconciliation goes today.
Chanie was a young Anishinaabe boy who died while trying to return home after escaping a residential school in 1966.
A Walk for Wenjack will be held Thursday at Cape Croker Park, starting at 1 p.m.
Bruce County Museum Director Cathy McGirr it offers an opportunity for people to come together to reflect, and take action towards reconciliation.
“We are doing donations to the Nawash Food Bank as well,” McGirr says. “So if you’re able to, you can bring either a food or cash donation.”
Four more walks will be held in October, during a national initiative known as Secret Path Week — a time intended for Canadians to learn about the history of residential schools.
The Walks for Wenjack schedule in Bruce County this fall will be on Oct. 17, 18, 20 and 21, in Wiarton, Kincardine, Southampton and Walkerton respectively.
All the walks start at 1 p.m.