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Vol. 26, Issue 5, October 7, 2021
Chapleau Cree First Nation bandmember, Marjorie Lee throws ceremonial first pitch at Blue Jays’ game
T
he Toronto Blue Jays and Jays Care Foundation proudly announce that National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, known to many as Orange Shirt Day, was recognized throughout the September 30th game at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays acknowledged that Rogers Centre is located on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people. A land acknowledgement and artwork by Philip Cote, an artist and Ancestral Knowledge Keeper from Moose Deer Point First Nation, has been installed at Rogers Centre outside at Gate 15 and Long Term inside at Section 102. Forecast The Blue Jays Thursday were honoured to be High 20 j o i n e d by Chief R. Low 8 Stacey Laforme of the Friday Mississaugas of the High 21 Credit First Nation. Low 14 Chief Laforme will Saturday High 18 Low 14
Sunday High 19 Low 15 Monday High 22 Low 14 Tuesday High 18 Low 13
accompany Marjorie (Cachagee) Lee, a proud band member of Chapleau Cree First Nation, a Jays Care mentor, and survivor of nine years at Shingwauk Indian Residential School, who threw the ceremonial first pitch. In recognition of the more than 70 Indigenous languages spoken across Turtle Island, Mary Nahwegahbow, an aspiring First Nations artist from Whitefish River First Nation, performed the Canadian anthem in Anishinaa- multi-generational baseball league that promotes bemowin, English, and French. healing through inter-generational connections O n N a t i o n a l D a y f o r Tr u t h a n d and community collaboration. Reconciliation, the club and foundation reflect on those whose lives were lost and those who survived residential schools, as well as the families and communities impacted. Staff will be wearing orange shirt pins to acknowledge that “Every Child Matters,” and there will be orange accents with artwork by Patrick Hunter, a two-spirited Ojibway artist from Red Lake, ON, featured throughout the stadium. Jays Care and the Blue Jays are honoured to work with, learn from, and partner with more than 100 Indigenous communities, codesigning and implementing programming for more than 5,000 Indigenous children and youth. This year, more than $1.5 million was committed to programming in Indigenous communities, includ- Marjorie Lee (Cachagee) and Credit First Nation Chief ing Indigenous Rookie League, a R.Stacey Laforme
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