Truth and Reconciliation has powerful impact in Langley
Frank Bucholtz photo Michael Kelly Gabriel of the Kwantlen First Nation speaks with guest speaker Wab Kinew at the Langley Truth and Reconciliation event on Saturday. The Truth and Reconciliation events in Langley over the weekend were powerful and groundbreaking. Former school trustee Cecelia Reekie spearheaded the event, with help from a very active committee, known as Working Toward Reconciliation. What really made it work so well was the active participation from the Kwantlen, Katzie and Matsqui First Nations. Reekie's own story , as a First Nations woman who only became aware of her aboriginal background as an adult (she was adopted as a baby by a Caucasian couple), is a significant reason this event happened. She has since forged a close relationship with her First Nations birth father, Cecil, who came down from Kitimat to attend the event. I had a chance to talk with him and found out a bit of his story. He is part of a very small nation that is now part of the Hai...