The stories…rising from the graves of innocents. The heartbreak. The horror. Let it hit you. Our people lived through a genocide. My God, the evils and blood crying out from the ground is deafening. This is a part of healing. TRUTH. It could no longer hide in the shadows…

Here is a child friendly version of the TRC Calls to Action so the whole family can learn and take action together: fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/…

LIVE: NDP MPs Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and Charlie Angus are holding a press conference to call on Justice Minister David Lametti to investigate crimes against Indigenous people in Canada at residential schools. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

#eatAbeet Food4Kids Hamilton Hess Street Elementary School HWDSB Help end world hunger.

Looking forward to this event. Indigenous kin in Hamilton!

Elders Teaching Traditional Plant Science Project has begun at Hess Street School with The Metis Women's Circle. Time to get grades 6/7 students' hands in soil! Hess Street Elementary School Hamilton Community Foundation Kristy Luker

“The unmarked graves you saw shows our people were telling the truth. The things that happened to us should never have happened. We are here to tell you the truth,” Chief Gerald Antoine AFN Rome delegation lead, moments after seeing the Pope. #trc58

Students are planting seeds from their home countries to make an outdoor Hess Street Culture Garden. Okra is a significant vegetable in Sudan. Sprouting after two days of germination! Thank you Hamilton Community Foundation for your support Hamilton Community Foundation HWDSB Kristy Luker

The “healing” narrative puts the work back on the victims. We need to talk about the “justice” narrative with greater strength - because that is where apologies find meaning.

Today we're building planters to hold our herbs and medicines. Students will take them home to continue caring for them. Thanks Jeff Adema Transition Trailer! Kristy Luker HWDSB Hamilton Community Foundation @HessSchoolHWDSB

What a beautiful day to build a garden!Hess Street School Métis Women's Circle Ms. M Jeff Adema @HessSchool

Prepping the land today for our Hess Street Culture Garden and building cedar raised gardens to welcome our seedlings Métis Women's Circle Hamilton Community Foundation Kristy Luker Jeff Adema Hess Street School HWDSB

This sunny day encouraged me to look forward to our planting at Hess Street School. It’s uplifting to be with the students, learning a planting song and getting seedlings ready. 😁😁❤️❤️

Hess students showing dedication to their planting project today through rain, sweat, and mud. Filled gardens and barrels with soil and planted cedars. Nearing the day to transfer seedlings outdoors Kristy Luker Métis Women's Circle Hamilton Community Foundation

Nearly two moons later, herbs are ready to head home in homemade planters! Kristy Luker Métis Women's Circle Hamilton Community Foundation Hess Street School HWDSB

Today at Hess Street School we learned about the Thunderbirds, which are busy this spring bringing rain and waking up the rooted ones in our gardens. The students are kind, respectful and eager to learn😀😃❤️❤️❤️

Hess Street Culture Garden keeps on giving! Harvesting leafy greens and transplanting eggplant, okra, tomatoes, and pepper plants outdoors Kristy Luker Métis Women's Circle Hamilton Community Foundation HWDSB Hess Street School

Hess Street celebrated #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay painting stones in recognition of the 94 TRC Calls to Action and singing the song O Siem We Are All Family. Miigwetch CLeclair for your stories, songs and knowledge Métis Women's Circle Kristy Luker Hamilton Community Foundation Hess Street School