The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission recognizes that both the victims and the perpetrators need healing. Then Denise drew back and kissed the woman’s right cheek, then her forehead, then simply rested her forehead against hers and held that position of bodies embracing, foreheads touching —- a complete connection of body and mind — for a long time. Finally Denise took a half step back and continued to hold the woman’s hands, just looking into her eyes. Both women were in tears. “I then saw the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a metaphoric alter — if you will — a sacred place that people can approach, carrying whatever piece of this traumatic burden that they own, lay it down, and find reconciliation in seeing all those true pieces laid out together.” Since yesterday we have been posting about the critical work the commission is engaged in and will continue posting on this important topic throughout the next few days. Visit the page directly to see the posts- facebook/acadianationalpark
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 01:30:01 +0000
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