The wonderful Indigenous people of this country continue to make their mark on the game of hockey
Caledonia, ON – December 7, 2012 – Prior to his time in the NHL, Brandon Montour suited up for the Caledonia Corvairs of the GOJHL
Cambridge, ON – Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
Orange Shirt Day was first established as a day of observance in 2013. The use of an orange shirt as a symbol was inspired by the accounts of Phyllis Jack Webstad, whose personal clothing—including a new orange shirt—was taken from her during her first day of residential schooling, and never returned. The orange shirt is thus used as a symbol of the forced assimilation of Indigenous children that the residential school system enforced.
One of the largest Indigenous reservations in Canada is the Six Nations of the Grand River, near Brantford, Ontario. Six Nations has produced a plethora of excellent hockey players over the years. The best of them all might be current NHL-star Brandon Montour.
