Loretto College had the opportunity to participate in a meaningful clay workshop as part of the ReClaim project, which is dedicated to honouring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2 Spirited People. The workshop was led by Cherie Wardle and Sarah Morissette and offered a powerful space for students to channel their emotions and creativity through the sacred process of working with clay.
This hands-on experience went beyond art—it was a journey of reflection, learning, and honouring the sacredness of women. Students explored themes of identity, healing, and remembrance, using clay as a medium to connect with stories and voices that are too often silenced.
Later, Loretto students will lay their clay figures as a promise to continue their work in action and for MMIWG2S+ memorial and awareness. They will walk to the water leaving their offerings to the river, or lake, to its slow power, to its mysteries, the life blood of Mother Earth, holding the Sacredness of Women’s Spirit.
Loretto College is deeply grateful to Cherie and Sarah for guiding them through this important work, and to the Reclaim project for creating space for students to engage meaningfully with truth, reconciliation, and expression.