I am Melissa Cook-Crate, and I am an Aboriginal woman (of mixed decent) who was recently gifted the opportunity to share my story of reconciliation. The title of my story is Blood Memories, and it was published through Residential School […]
Greetings, my name is Sanford Cottrelle and I was granted permission to share some of my life experiences with you. I am not a residential school survivor but I did encounter very similar circumstances in the now defunct Ontario Training […]
Michael Cheena, 64 Attended Bishop Horden residential school in Moose Factory, Ont., from 1958 to 1966. Also went to Shingwauk Hall residential school in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., from 1967 to 1968. For Michael Cheena, the path to reconciliation is […]
By: Melissa Danielle Cook-Crate I could never figure out my purpose, to this day at 41 years old, I still question my self- worth. I’ve been lent beautiful gifts; my angels my family. I’ve been allowed to […]
Story by Dana Tizya-Tramm – Old Crow/Yukon Territory – Part 1. Government funded, Christian church administered residential schools began in the 1870’s and on, the last of which closed in 1996. Although some had happy memories of their experience many […]
Story by Dana Tizya-Tramm – Old Crow/Yukon Territory – Part 2. Beginning in 1967 psychologists Martin Seligman and Steven F. Maier inflicted pain by electrical shock on three groups of dogs in an experiment designed to probe depression and […]
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.
