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EXCLUSIVE: Let me tell you about inter-generational trauma.

Mel Cook Crate Posted On April 3, 2022

My grandmother was placed in residential school at the age of 6. For the 10 years she lived there, she would be given a number instead of a name, and be called that number for the next 10 years. I […]

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UCR professor illustrates the boarding school life of Native American children

Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On November 8, 2017

By Jaya Vengadesan Courtesy of UCR Today A new book, “Shadows of Sherman Institute,” co-written by UCR professor Clifford Trafzer, highlights the private boarding school life of Native American children through the use of a collection of photos. Native American […]

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Regina school reconsiders Davin name in light of residential school history

Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On November 7, 2017

Nicholas Flood Davin, a journalist, lawyer and an MP in the late 1800s, is seen here in an undated handout image. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-City of Regina) Jennifer Graham, The Canadian Press Published Monday, November 6, 2017 6:12PM EST REGINA — […]

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Lesson plans promote Indigenous history, legacy of residential schools

Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 25, 2017

Lesson plans promote Indigenous history, legacy of residential schools EVA FERGUSON, CALGARY HERALD More from Eva Ferguson, Calgary Herald Published on: October 24, 2017 | Last Updated: October 24, 2017 5:33 PM MDT Chief Tony Alexis, Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation […]

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‘Still lost’: Mi’kmaq teacher sees long reach of residential schools

Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On September 27, 2017

On Saturday, Ugpi’Ganjig First Nation marks Orange Shirt Day to honour Mi’kmaq resilience By Julia Wright, CBC News Posted: Sep 27, 2017 11:48 AM AT Last Updated: Sep 27, 2017 12:29 PM AT Rebecca LaBillois’s mother, Margaret, gathers traditional plant medicine […]

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Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal in Manitoba residential school case

Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On August 17, 2017

The Canadian Press Published Thursday, August 17, 2017 11:01AM EDT OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal in a case about whether a Manitoba institution should be considered a residential school. Two lower courts said […]

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Survivors hold reunion at little-known Winnipeg residential school

Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On June 23, 2017

Assiniboia Indian Residential School operated in the River Heights neighbourhood from 1958-72 CBC News Posted: Jun 23, 2017 6:58 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 23, 2017 6:58 PM ET Jane (McCallum) Glennon waits to take a tour of the former […]

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If These Walls Could Talk

Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 16, 2016

The physical traces of residential schools By Lana Slezic August 17, 2015 • 1,190 words Photography by Lana ŠlezićComing down The front entrance of St. Michael’s Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, British Columbia. Demolition of the building began in February 2015. […]

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Carlisle Indian Boarding School

Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 4, 2016

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Private school opening in Winnipeg’s north end

Editor in Chief Posted On February 1, 2016

WINNIPEG — Indigenous leaders are speaking out against a new, private Jesuit school set to open in September in Winnipeg’s north end, saying it is too reminiscent of a residential school. Gonzaga Middle School aims to support academically gifted students with longer […]

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Was there smoke?

Editor in Chief Posted On November 18, 2015

Was there smoke? One man asks why he didn’t know about residential schools ‘As I read the TRC report it is like a curtain being lifted,’ says non-indigenous Winnipegger About halfway through reading the Truth and Reconciliation report, I was […]

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Montana Mosaic: Indian Boarding Schools

Editor in Chief Posted On November 18, 2015

MONTANA MOSAIC: INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS, directed by Gita Saedi Kiely “Kill the Indian, save the man.” This motto — put forward by Captain H. Pratt in the 1880’s — sums up the American government’s Native American “assimilation” strategy in the […]

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Aboriginal children at residential schools often buried in unmarked graves

Editor in Chief Posted On November 11, 2015

Aboriginal children attending residential schools died at a higher rate than school-aged children in the general population, and were often buried in unmarked graves, according to the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission released its final report […]

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Marking the End of a ‘Dark Era’

Editor in Chief Posted On February 18, 2015

Residential school demolition ceremony gives former residents a chance to heal. By Katie Hyslop, 18 Feb 2015, TheTyee.ca For Residential School Kids, a Legacy of Sex Abuse Native leaders hope Truth and Reconciliation hearings will break the cycle of violence. To […]

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AIRS survivors demand Ottawa come clean on all medical experiments

Editor in Chief Posted On December 11, 2013

Port Alberni — Survivors of the notorious Alberni Indian Residential School (AIRS), supported by family members, packed Maht Mahs gym on Wednesday for a forum on the “Hunger Experiments” conducted at the school in the 1940s and ‘50s. For the […]

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