St. Joseph’s Mission site should be ‘place of healing’: WLFN

June 4, 2024

The Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) says the future of the former St. Joseph’s Mission residential school site remains uncertain as investigations at the site continue. WLFN Kúkwpi7 (Chief) Willie Sellars said the First Nation is in conversation about how to proceed with the site, but the path forward is complex. “It needs to be a place of healing. It needs to be a place of closure, of gathering in a good way, of honouring our ancestors and survivors,” Sellars said.  “People want to go to the site, and people want to honour ancestors and honour the survivors, but right now, it’s a crime scene. We can’t gather there…