Photo: For the child taken, for the parent left behind

By NUNATSIAQ NEWS

The Cambridge Bay Wellness Centre unveiled this monument July 24 to mark the painful legacy of the federal government's residential school system for aboriginal people. In this photo, Margo Neglak (left), who envisioned the project, represents parents. Steve Anavilok (centre) represents grandparents and Angel Kaosoni represents children. The plaque was mounted to its rock base by Kevin Taylor, an artist who worked on the project. (PHOTO COURTESY OF CAMBRIDGE BAY WELLNESS CENTRE)


The Cambridge Bay Wellness Centre unveiled this monument July 24 to mark the painful legacy of the federal government’s residential school system for aboriginal people. In this photo, Margo Neglak (left), who envisioned the project, represents parents. Steve Anavilok (centre) represents grandparents and Angel Kaosoni represents children. The plaque was mounted to its rock base by Kevin Taylor, an artist who worked on the project. (PHOTO COURTESY OF CAMBRIDGE BAY WELLNESS CENTRE)

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