This Sunday, May 12 a number of Indigenous artists, performers and inter-generational survivors of Indian Residential Schools will come together at Edmonton's Canadian Native Friendship Centre to acknowledge and reconcile all Canadians to the legacy of Indian Residential Schools.

The event is called the "Resonating Reconciliation Red Jam Slam" and is presented by the Red Jam Slam Society, which has been putting on events since the 1990s featuring Aboriginal artists of all genres. It is co-presented by the NCRA as part of the "Resonating Reconciliation" project that engages community radio as a tool to promote reconciliation.

The event is from 1pm-7pm and the line-up includes hoop dancer and musician Dallas Arcand, Red Rokk with Rhythm Child andMiss Destiny, Shaun Anderson, Travis Dugas Bellerose, elder Taz Bouchier, poet Marilyn Dumont, Charlene Bearhead from Project of Heart, a presentation from the event Co-coordinator Carrie Lawrence, a media art piece by film-maker and the event's other Co-coordinator Donald Morin, and a panel of inter-generational Indian Residential survivors, moderated by the Jodi Stonehouse, host of "Acimowin" on local c/c station CJSR-FM. Catering by Native Delights.

For more details, check out the Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/125249991006286/?fref=ts