The quest of a Tahltan First Nation man to raise awareness about the findings at multiple residential schools is gaining momentum in a remote northwestern mining community – thanks to orange ribbons that have been placed around the Red Chris mine and the nearby camp site.
Chico Bob, who also goes by his given name of Spotted Rock, has worked in the rotation at the Red Chris mine for over four years now. The Red Chris gold and copper mine, which is operated by the Australian mining company known as Newcrest, is located approximately 80km south of Dease Lake in northwest B.C. and it happens to be on Tahltan territory.
After Bob heard about the discovery of the unmarked graves at former residential school sites throughout all of Canada, he was restless and decided that he wanted to do something to raise awareness.
He started by placing orange ribbons on posters and handrails and he was a bit worried that they might make people at the site uncomfortable. However, Red Chris employees had a powerful reaction to seeing the orange ribbons all around their camp site and it helped spur conversations about the discovery of these graves and helped raise further awareness about what the Residential Schools did to the victims.
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