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By Dave Barry

Walking Our Spirits Home

Walk to honour residential school survivors and those impacted by the schools, begins Friday in Kamloops

Jun 11, 2021 | 5:14 AM

KAMLOOPS – An emotional three day Walking Our Spirits Home event will begin this morning in Kamloops, honouring residential school survivors as well as those who didn’t return from the schools.

Participants will begin their walk from Pioneer Park at 9 a.m. They’ll cross the Red Bridge to the Pow Wow Grounds where ceremonies are planned.

Kukpi7 Roseanne Casimir of Tk’emlups te Secwepemc, Kukpi7 Wayne Christian, Tribal Chief Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, and Kukpi7 Cliff Arnouse of the Adams Lake Indian Band are expected to speak to the gathering.

Following a brief lunch, walkers will set out for their journey along the Kamloops Shuswap Road to Adams Lake.

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By Sunday afternoon, they are expected to arrive at the Adams Lake Indian Band Recreation Centre where the walk will conclude with special ceremonies.

The Spirit Walk was planned by the Adams Lake Band following the recent announcement of the discovery of 215 bodies buried near the Kamloops Indian Residential school.