Series consists of photographs of the public memorials by members of the St. Albert community at the St. Albert Healing Garden when the unmarked graves at the Kamloops Residential School came to light in Canada in 2021. Since this event, many other unmarked graves have been identified in many residential schools across Canada.
Depicts pink and orange ribbons tied on a bench at the St. Albert Healing Garden.
Depicts pink and orange ribbons tied on a bench at the St. Albert Healing Garden.
Depicts the bench at the Healing Garden with orange and pink ribbons tied on back and drawings and messages on the wood done in crayon. Visible drawings and messages include drawings of various hearts, "Please forgive us", "Rest in peace", "Every child matters", "RIP beautiful babies", "Love", "Sorry", "I'm sorry", "They were children".
Depicts the bench at the Healing Garden with orange and pink ribbons tied on back and drawings and messages on the wood done in crayon. Visible drawings and messages include drawings of various hearts, "Kindness is key", "Every child matters", "We can be the change, every child matters", "215", "We will always love you", "There's nothing more important than the well-being of our children", "I hope we can realize our [mistakes]", "May you all rest in peace", "Hope", "May you rest in peace", "Gone but never forgotten".
Depicts pages of a notebook placed at the Healing Garden pavilion for people to leave messages in.
Depicts memorial items on the bench in the pavilion of the Healing Garden. Items include a pencil drawing of a girl and "Stop the silence" written on top ; a stone painted orange on which is written "Chaque enfants compte" ; and a stone painted orange with the black silhouette of an eagle and a white feather with the words "Every child matters, 215."
Depicts a page of a notebook placed at the Healing Garden pavilion for people to leave messages in. Message reads "Every child should be treated equally" and "Every child matters no matter what. Avery H." A similar photograph of this page was taken on 22 Jul 2021, number 2022.01.112
Depicts a page of a notebook placed at the Healing Garden pavilion for people to leave messages in. Message reads "Every child should be treated equally" and "Every child matters no matter what. Avery H." A similar photograph of this page was taken on 18 Jul 2021, number 2022.01.74
Depicts pages of a notebook placed at the Healing Garden pavilion for people to leave messages in. Messages on this page reads: "God bless you all. Yo [sic] are whit [sic] God. Love." ; "With love and hugs, may you be free as the bison who once roamed free. 215 [written inside a hand-drawn heart."