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Gallery: Indigenous Students at Syracuse hosts Orange Shirt Day Awareness Walk

Members of Indigenous Students at Syracuse distribute signage after explaining the route for their walk, honoring the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The day remembers the Indigenous children who were taken from their families and forced into residential schools. “We honor the survivors and their families who continue to carry that pain,” the organization’s Instagram page said.

Cassie Roshu | Senior Staff Photographer

Members of Indigenous Students at Syracuse distribute signage after explaining the route for their walk, honoring the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The day remembers the Indigenous children who were taken from their families and forced into residential schools. “We honor the survivors and their families who continue to carry that pain,” the organization’s Instagram page said.

Members of the organization gather inside the Native Student Program’s office at 113 Euclid Avenue ahead of the walk.

Cassie Roshu | Senior Staff Photographer

Members of the organization gather inside the Native Student Program’s office at 113 Euclid Avenue ahead of the walk.

The group waits outside of the Native Student Program’s office to begin the walk promptly at 3 p.m.

Cassie Roshu | Senior Staff Photographer

The group waits outside of the Native Student Program’s office to begin the walk promptly at 3 p.m.

Demonstrators wearing orange shirts begin the walk down Euclid Avenue, heading toward College Place. Orange Shirt Day is observed annually on Sept. 30 to honor the survivors of the Canadian residential school system and Indian boarding schools in the United States.

Cassie Roshu | Senior Staff Photographer

Demonstrators wearing orange shirts begin the walk down Euclid Avenue, heading toward College Place. Orange Shirt Day is observed annually on Sept. 30 to honor the survivors of the Canadian residential school system and Indian boarding schools in the United States.

Demonstrators walk with posters that say “Every child matters,” each designed differently. The materials were hand-drawn prior to the event.

Cassie Roshu | Senior Staff Photographer

Demonstrators walk with posters that say “Every child matters,” each designed differently. The materials were hand-drawn prior to the event.

The group passes by SU’s Hendricks Chapel before beginning its last leg around the Shaw Quadrangle. Demonstrators started at 113 Euclid Avenue, walked past College Place and traced the perimeter of the Quad.

Cassie Roshu | Senior Staff Photographer

The group passes by SU’s Hendricks Chapel before beginning its last leg around the Shaw Quadrangle. Demonstrators started at 113 Euclid Avenue, walked past College Place and traced the perimeter of the Quad.

Demonstrators walk past Carnegie Library, drawing attention from SU community members passing by the area.

Cassie Roshu | Senior Staff Photographer

Demonstrators walk past Carnegie Library, drawing attention from SU community members passing by the area.

Lylla Schindler, President of Indigenous Students at Syracuse (far left), alongside other members of the organization. The 20-minute walk concluded with a moment of silence around “Gayaneñhsä•ʔgo•nah” (which translates to “the Great Law of Peace”), a painting done by Brandon “Ganyada•kda” Lazore, Onondaga Nation, snipe clan.

Cassie Roshu | Senior Staff Photographer

Lylla Schindler, President of Indigenous Students at Syracuse (far left), alongside other members of the organization. The 20-minute walk concluded with a moment of silence around “Gayaneñhsä•ʔgo•nah” (which translates to “the Great Law of Peace”), a painting done by Brandon “Ganyada•kda” Lazore, Onondaga Nation, snipe clan.