Join us as we honor Native American Heritage Month with a powerful presentation and discussion about the ongoing impacts of the Indian Residential Schools. 

No school should have a graveyard, EVER.

“We Are The Seeds” brings awareness to the Every Child Matters Movement and how the trauma and legacy of Residential Schools has impacted generations of Indigenous people. The seeds refer to the little ones that have been found and who have yet to be found on the grounds of these so-called schools. They are the seeds that have been planted that have blossomed into awareness, resiliency, accountability of the churches, healing, and the cultural revitalization of Native peoples.

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Katrina Herne is Turtle Clan from the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. She is a Canadian Certified Addiction Counselor and a graduate of St. Lawrence College with a degree in Social Work, as well as a graduate of the Onkwehonweneha Program, a four-phase program focusing on traditional healing and specializing in grief. Ms. Herne worked as a Counselor at a domestic violence shelter for 6 years prior to coming into her current position. A member of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Healing to Wellness Court, the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment, and active in her traditional Longhouse community, Ms. Herne uses her cultural background and teachings to provide healing and guidance to clients and community members through one-on-one sessions, healing circles, and cultural activities.

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Hosted by 3GNY, 3GNJ, 3GPhilly, and the Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Raritan Valley Community College

*The views and opinions shared by our guest speakers are theirs alone, and do not represent the views of 3GNY or our partner organizations. As an educational organization dedicated to preserving the lessons and legacies of the Holocaust, we strive to engage a diversity of viewpoints and perspectives on how to carry on that legacy.