We came together as a community today, following the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, wearing our orange shirts to show solidarity.
We have had a diverse array of Indigenous guests at SJS over the years, and today we welcomed sɬə́məxʷ (Rain) Pierre from Katzie First Nation.
Rain held our whole school assembly this morning, sharing stories of his journey from academia to his spiritual awakening where he discovered his gift for art. In his words, “It was up to our grandparents’ generation to survive attempted genocide, so it is up to my generation to show everyone why.”
Rain also held a session ahead of the assembly for Grade 12, where he went into more detail about his family`s history, culture and experience in residential schools and his inspirational story of resilience, rising from a life where he was deeply unhappy to living a life he now enjoys to the full!
Thank you @rainawakens for joining us today and for sharing your story!