Critical Mass Art mourns with the Indigenous community the tragic loss of 215 Indigenous children at the Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia and 104 Indigenous children at the Brandon Residential School in Manitoba. We honour these children and the many others who continue to go unnamed. We offer our support to Indigenous peoples during this grieving period and those experiencing this ongoing trauma’s lasting impacts. Now is our time to listen and reflect. We urge our audience to pause and reflect on the effects of our existence as settlers and work toward building stronger relationships/allyships with Indigenous groups. We note the Canadian Government’s failure to address accountability related to this event. We urge you to educate yourself on the historical marginalization of Indigenous peoples; ARTREACH offers excellent resources. You can show solidarity with the affected communities by donating to organizations seeking to strengthen Indigenous communities, such as those listed below. Note that these are just suggestions, feel free to conduct your own research!

Indigenous Organizations we can support:
Art for Aid Project: www.artforaid.ca
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto: ncct.on.ca
Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto: nwrct.ca
Canadian Roots Exchange: canadianroots.ca
Native Earth Performing Arts: www.nativeearth.ca
Alderville First Nation: alderville.ca
Kingston Indigenous Language Nest: kingstonindigenouslanguage.ca
Indigenous Curatorial Collective: acc-cca.com/about/

Image Reference: Toronto Public Library (Graphic inspired by the concept of "Every Child Matters" from the Orange Shirt Society) ... See MoreSee Less