Arch of Healing and Reconciliation

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Sukhwant S. Gill, president of Lynden Sikh Temple, wakes to the crowed as he approaches the podium during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Pat and Shiyoji Kawabata are handed a bouquet of flowers by Satpal Sidhu during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Pat Kawabata was a 6 year old girl living in Bellingham when sent to Japanese internment camps in 1942 during World War II. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents. (Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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The Rhythm of India dancers take a selfie during a quiet moment of the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Participants hold hands during a moment of peace at the end of the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Hundereds listen to speeches of healing during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Silk Road Dancers Phoenix Watson, left, and Jessica Zheng perform during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Silk Road Dancers perform during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Participants make a circle of hope during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Rhythm of India dancer Piyush Jain of Redmond performs during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Phyllis Kiehn of Bellingham, center with sign, claps as the Rhythm of India dancers entertain the crowd at the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Jamie Jedinack of Bellingham takes photos of the new arch during dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Lummi Nation dancers perform during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Jessica Zheng with the Silk Road Dancers performs during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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The crowd forms a circle and holds hands during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Rhythm of India dancer Piyush Jain of Redmond performs during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Hundreds gathered around the new Arch of Healing and Reconciliation during a dedication ceremony at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Hundreds gathered around the new Arch of Healing and Reconciliation during a dedication ceremony at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)

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Lummi Nation dancers perform during the dedication ceremony for the Arch Of Healing and Reconciliation at Bellingham City Hall on Saturday April 21, 2018, in Bellingham, Wash. Hundreds turn out for the event which included speakers, Rhythm of India dancers, Silk Road Chinese dancers, Lummi Nation dancers, and speakers from Western Washington University, city and county officials, and local residents.(Paul Conrad/for the Bellingham Herald)