A 20,650-square-foot space in Nathan Phillips Square now carries the stories of generations. The Spirit Garden, opened September 30, 2024, responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 82, which seeks monuments to residential school survivors in Canadian capital cities. The People’s Voice “The residential school system was a national crime and a national secret,” says Michael Cheena, a Cree survivor who was taken from his James Bay home at age seven. His voice steady yet weighted with memory, Cheena recalls his time at Bishop Horden Hall in Moose Factory and Shingwauk Indian Residential School in Sault Ste. … Continue reading Toronto’s 20,650-Square-Foot Spirit Garden Opens at Nathan Phillips Square