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BROOK JONES/FREE PRESS The Assiniboine Park Conservancy hosts a sacred fire at the Fire Node in the Indigenous Peoples Garden at The Leaf in observance of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day in Winnipeg, Man., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. Indigenous educator Wayne Lalman was at the Indigenous Peoples Garden to speak with visitors. Pictured: Vistors gather around the sacred fire.