North Perth council unanimously passes motion to adopt Indigenous land acknowledgement

July 16, 2021 @ 4:46 pmListowel Banner, Local News, News

Orange handprints have been applied to light posts and flag poles along Main Street in Listowel in memory of the Indigenous children whose remains have been found in mass graves at the site of residential schools across Canada. Photo by Colin Burrowes
NORTH PERTH – Coun. Lee Anne Andriessen prefaced the notice of motion she brought forward on July 5, requesting North Perth to adopt an Indigenous land acknowledgement, noting its sensitive nature. “It requires us to look deeply into how we as a council need to lead reconciliation and lead our community with an equity lens,”…
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