Yesterday afternoon the City of Dauphin held a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall to commemorate the signing of treaty number 2.
Grand Chief Eugene Eastman and four other Chiefs were in attendance.
Eastman says the City of Dauphin is flying the flag out of respect, as it’s a part of treaty 2 territory.
“We’ve come to this community a lot, not just my First Nation but the surrounding eight or nine communities that support Dauphin’s businesses and we want to continue that. We understand that there are issues there and we want to find common ground.”
He adds that having this flag flying is very significant.
“When I was in residential school here back in the mid-80s I would have never thought I’d see our flag flying here in the City of Dauphin. Today marks a new beginning, and a new step forward. We’re all in this together on this land. It’s a good day.”
A drum circle played at the ceremony.
The flag will fly at City Hall through the weekend to mark the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 2 in August 1871.
