Landscape of Nations on Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Although the Niagara Parks Commission did not plan a ceremony at the Landscape of Nations Memorial on Queenston Heights for the Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Parks staff encouraged people to visit the park and reflect on the significant contributions of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) Confederacy and Indigenous allies that helped secure victory during the War of 1812.

Established in 2016, the living memorial affirms the proper place of Indigenous peoples at the forefront of the collective understanding of the significant history of the Niagara River corridor and the broader Canadian narrative, the Parks Commission says.

Queenston Heights and the memorial were quiet on the day set aside to remember Indigenous children sent to residential schools who did not return. However the Royal Oak Community School staff in Niagara-on-the-Lake followed their tradition of taking students to the memorial and using it as an opportunity to teach them about the Day of Truth and Reconciliation.