The notion of shopping local is not a new one. My mom ran a sewing alteration business out of our home that relied solely on the support and investment with locals. My family is currently on the fourth generation of grain and cattle farming. My dad builds houses. Supporting local is what we in part relied on.

With the devastating, yet not surprising news of the confirmation on the graves of 215 indigenous children at a former residential school in Kamloops, BC we are starting National Indigenous History Month in the most horrible way. 215 pairs of shoes…