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We Were Children is a 2012 Canadian documentary film about the experiences of First Nations children in the Canadian Indian residential school system. [2] [3] [4]Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk and written by Jason Sherman, the film recounts the experiences of two residential school survivors: Lyna Hart, who was sent to the Guy Hill Residential School in Manitoba at age 4; and Glen Anaquod, who ...
Not My Girl (2014) Not My Girl, published by Annick Press on July 1, 2014, is a non-fiction picture book memoir that tells the story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's return home after two years at residential school. It tells the story of Margaret's mother angrily saying “Not my girl!” because Pokiak-Fenton's hair is short, she no longer speaks ...
The Canadian Indian residential school system[nb 1] was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. [nb 2] The network was funded by the Canadian government 's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by various Christian churches. The school system was created to isolate Indigenous children from the influence of their own ...
Phyllis Webstad. Phyllis Webstad (née Jack) is a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) author and activist from the Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation, [note 1] and the creator of Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance marked in Canada later instated as the public holiday of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. She is a First Nations residential ...
The Kuper Island Indian Residential School, also known as Kuper Island Indian Industrial School, was a Canadian Indian residential school located on Kuper Island (now known as Penelakut Island), near Chemainus, British Columbia, that operated from 1889 to 1975. [2] The school was operated by the Roman Catholic Church, with funding from the ...
The Centre is overseen by a seven-member governing circle, composed of three Survivors, two representatives from the University of Manitoba, and two members from partner organizations. [2] The NCTR is also overseen by a Survivor Circle, which includes First Nations, Métis, and Inuit survivors of the residential school system from across Canada.
1976. St. Anne’s Indian Residential School was a Canadian Indian Residential School [1] in Fort Albany, Ontario, that operated from 1902 to 1976. [2][3] It took Cree students from the Fort Albany First Nation and area. Many students reported physical, psychological and sexual abuse, and 156 settled a lawsuit against the federal government in ...
Michelle Good. Michelle Good is a Cree writer, poet, and lawyer from Canada, most noted for her debut novel Five Little Indians. [1] She is a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. [2] Good has an MFA and a law degree from the University of British Columbia and, as a lawyer, advocated for residential-school survivors. [3][4]