10/02/2026
to an afternoon we are still thinking about.
What does it take to really listen? Not just to hear, but to stay in the room when the truth gets hard to hold?
Earlier this week, CCS Cedarbrae marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with an afternoon of reflection and learning. Sharon and Wade shared teachings, culture, and lived experience with staff, students, and community members. Hard truths were spoken out loud. Then the drums started, and people who had never tried powwow steps before found themselves dancing.
Grief and joy, side by side in the same afternoon. In this work, they often live in the same story.
One fact stayed with everyone: the last residential school in Canada closed in 1996. That was thirty years ago. Survivors are our neighbours, parents and grandparents, and the impact is still being carried today.
For newcomers, learning about Canada means learning this history too. Welcoming people to this land means telling the truth about it and about the people who were here first.
Listening is where reconciliation begins. It is not where it ends.
๐งก Our food drive in support of Indigenous women in our community is still running. Drop off donations at the CCS Cedarbrae front desk.
Thank you, Sharon and Wade, for your generosity and for leading the way.
