Protesters in Canada Demand Special Prosecutor for Investigation of Residential School Tragedies

Hundreds of orange shirts dotted the green lawns of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on Saturday as more than 500 demonstrators gathered for the NDP-led March for Truth and Justice, according to Nunatsiaq News.

Orange shirts have become a symbol of the fight for justice for victims of Canada’s residential schools, where decades of abuse of Indigenous children occurred at the hands of teachers and clergy.

The march took place on the heels of MPs’ call earlier in July on the federal government to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate crimes committed against Indigenous people at residential schools.

As thousands of unmarked graves continue to be discovered at the sites of former residential schools, participants of the march emphasized the need to honor those children who died.