Posts tagged Childhood

The History of Canada’s Residential School System

Between 1880 and 1980, ten Residential Schools operated in our own backyard, or Treaty 7 lands. The impact of residential schools has caused generations of Indigenous youth to strive to relearn and preserve cultural ways of knowing as intergenerational victims.

Article, Indigenous HistoryKalli Eagle SpeakerAugust 10, 2021Galt Museum & ArchivesResidential School, Truth and Reconciliation, Reconciliation, Colonization, Canada, Treaty 7, Indigenous, Children, Childhood, Trauma, Assimilation, Lethbridge, Southern Alberta, HistoryComment

Growing Up in Southern Alberta "Back in the Day"

People are often impressed with how different the experiences recounted by grandparents and seniors seem when compared to what children experience today.

ArticleAndrew ChernevychDecember 1, 2020Galt Museum & ArchivesLethbridge Herald, Archives, Childhood, History, Kids, Children, Growing Up, Champion, Lethbridge, GaltComment