Lethbridge girl honoured for video on truth and reconciliation
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Nycea Hazelwood is only 10 years old, but she earned the adoration of Lethbridge City Council this week.
As part of a contest with Canada’s History for Kids, the Grade 5 Ecole Agnes Davidson student submitted a video project on truth and reconciliation.
In it, she spoke to indigenous leaders from across southern Alberta about what reconciliation is, why it is important, and what we as a country are doing about it.
“I think reconciliation is important because we wronged the First Nations through residential schools and through taking their lands and forcing them on reserves, so we need to show that we are sorry and that we recognize that we made a mistake.”