Honouring Indigenous veterans and their families in Kettle and Stony Point
Honouring Indigenous veterans and their families in Kettle and Stony Point
November 10, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent
“On Indigenous Veterans’ Day, we recognize the courage, sacrifice and service of our First Nations veterans who answered the call to serve our country,” said Chief Kim Bressette of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation.
She led the community in honouring those who served on Indigenous Veterans’ Sunday Nov. 8.
“Many left their families, communities and traditional ways of life to protect the freedoms we enjoy today.”
The Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point honoured its many veterans who have served, naming every individuals who served from the War of 1812, the American Civil War, First World War, Second World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, United Nation peacekeeping missions, Persian Gulf War, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq as well those that defended the land and rights of the First Nation during the Ipperwash crisis.
Bressette said it was important to not only honour those who served in times of war, conflict and peacekeeping mission but to recognize the families who supported them and carried the burden during their absence.
It is also important to educate future generations about the sacrifices of Indigenous people to ensure their stories continued to be shared, Bressette added.
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