Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation Garden
In the Spirit of Reconciliation, the Garden will be a contemplative place where our community can pause, reflect and remember.
Location:
South end of Kelso Beach at Nawash Park
Vehicle entrance to the Park at 100 19th Street West, Owen Sound
The Kelso Beach at Nawash Park site was chosen as our oral and written history tells us that the banks of the Sydenham and Potawatomie were once the fertile hunting and fishing grounds of the Saugeen Ojibwa Nation of the Nawash people.
Niwii-niigaanizimin ji-oshki-giizhig
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day - Wednesday, September 30
Please join us at the Fire on this special day. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day are both observed annually on September 30th, and they are dedicated to honouring Residential School Survivors, their families, and communities, and to recognize the lasting impacts of Canada’s Residential School system. These commemorations provide an opportunity to deepen Canada’s understanding of the intergenerational effects of residential schools and to reflect on their enduring legacy as part of the ongoing journey toward truth, healing, and reconciliation.
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