Inside the ceremonial demolition of B.C.'s Lower Post residential school

On Wednesday, hundreds of people gathered to witness the ceremonial demolition of the last standing building of the Lower Post residential school, in Lower Post, B.C.

The school, which was open from1951 to 1975, impactedthousands of Indigenous families in Yukon and British Columbia.

After decades of activism from community members and survivors, the building is finally being taken down, and a new community centre will be built nearby.The processbegan Wednesday with speeches, a partial demolition, and a sacred fire.