Sacred Fire Gathering

Lax Kw’alaams Truth and Reconciliation invites community members to attend the Sacred Fire Gathering in honour of the 5-Year Anniversary of Tk̓emlúps 215.

In remembrance of the Crosby School for Boys & Girls and the Miller Bay TB Indian Hospital.

In partnership with the other 18 Residential Schools and 3 Indian Hospitals across British Columbia, we gather to honour the children, survivors, families, and communities impacted by residential schools and Indian hospitals.

This sacred gathering is a time for reflection, remembrance, healing, and community connection.

📅 Date: May 25, 2026
📍 Location: Outside the Civic Centre – Prince Rupert
🕕 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Light snacks and lunch will be provided. Cultural supports will also be available throughout the day.

All community members are welcome to attend and stand together in remembrance and healing.

For more information, please contact Truth and Reconciliation:
📧 [email protected]
📞 250-624-5000 ext. 2002

5th Anniversary Commemoration of the Tk̓emlúps

On May 25, 2026, communities across British Columbia will gather in remembrance, ceremony, and connection to honour the 5th Anniversary of the Tk̓emlúps.

A total of 21 Sacred Fires will be lit at 18 Indian Residential School sites and 3 Indian Hospital sites across the province, serving as spiritual doorways to honour the spirits of the missing children who never returned home and to connect Nations and ancestors.

The Sacred Fires will burn from sunrise to sunset. Traditional medicines such as tobacco, sage, sweetgrass, and cedar may be used to offer prayers to the ancestors.

Lax Kw’alaams Band will participate through the Miller Bay TB Indian Hospital Sacred Fire Gathering in Prince Rupert.

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