Roughly 18,000 people gathered at The Forks on Wednesday for the first day of the Truth and Reconciliation event. Residential school survivors are sharing their stories with the commission during the national four-day healing process.
Aboriginal Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Saint-Marie wowed the crowd, followed by a performance by Canadian pop and country rock band Blue Rodeo.
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