JOIN IN SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUED HEALING OF OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY.

Step off begins at the Seneca Square entrance to Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino.

Under the American Civilization Fund Act of 1819, at least 100,000 Native American children were forcefully removed from their families and homes and placed in abusive, often deadly Boarding Schools. They were stripped of their names, language and culture. The Canadian government followed with a similar “educational” systems from 1863 to 1998.

Recently, hundreds of Indigenous children’s unmarked graves were discovered, with the expectation of uncovering hundreds, if not thousands, more.

This walk recognizes these young victims, and solidifies our commitment to ensuring this brutal cultural destruction never happens again.