‘There is consensus on this issue and the fact that it is a dark chapter of our history that we need to own,’ said Ray Pennings of the think tank Cardus First Nations children at St. Mary’s Residential School.File Graeme […]
Ms. Beyak, What the hell are you thinking? One white, non-residential school raised, woman of age and experience to another. Seriously. What the hell are you thinking? This CBC news article crossed my feeds this morning. For some time, I thought, I’ll […]
In 1953 the Canadian Geographical Society published a glossy black-and-white volume called “Image of Canada.” It has the usual inspiring pictures of Saskatchewan wheat fields and Toronto city lights; of majestic glaciers and mighty log booms. The book also contains images that […]
Canadian newspapers do not devote enough resources to aboriginal issues, but recent focus on missing and murdered indigenous women a sign of change, says a new media monitoring report. RICHARD LAUTENS / TORONTO STAR Daniel Drache, senior research fellow at […]
Rev. Joseph Jones realized in the 1950s that hunting and trapping alone would not sustain growing aboriginal communities. So he encouraged parents to allow their children to attend schools where they could acquire skills and trades to compete in a […]
Residential School Magazine. Dealing with all aspects of the residential school experience. Featuring stories from survivors, interviews with prominent First Nations and Native American people, and inspirational essays and narratives. Its general tone is to uplift, aid, and inform readers who have been affected by the residential school system.
