Fort William First Nation commemorates Remembrance Day up on Anemki Wajiw – Anishinabek News
November 20, 2024
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — A cold blustery morning did not stop Fort William First Nation from holding its Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11 at the cenotaph on Anemki Wajiw. The Remembrance Day service was started in about 1995 by the late World War II veteran Frank Banning, and his family has carried it on since he passed in 2010.
“[They started] coming up here on the mountain to acknowledge our people from Fort William First Nation and others who have served in war and continue to serve,” says Fort William Chief Michele Solomon. “That cenotaph was put there by [Banning] and his family and it is a tradition that has continued.”
