Indigenous calls to action remain unfulfilled by Canada

With the sacred roar of “Thunder Falls” providing the background accompaniment, students from across Niagara joined Indigenous leaders to mark the annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Niagara Falls was a “very significant spiritual place for the Haudenosaunee,” said Josh Manitowabi, an assistant professor of Indigenous history at Brock University, referring to the people who make up the Six Nations Confederacy.

“It was home to the thunder birds. They say the thunder birds lived behind the falls at one time. It was known as Thunder Falls,” he said.

‘It did happen. It’s still happening’: As Niagara marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, many survivors still struggle with the past

While children are aware of the abuse First Nations people suffered, it’s something so