Posts tagged Residential

Museum Exhibit Highlights Stories of Stolen Kainai Children

In addition to Survivors of the Indian Residential School (IRS), survivors of other colonial school systems the Canadian government initiated and implemented for over a century and a half also deserve recognition. As a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Treaty 7 territory in Alberta, Tiffany Prete’s research has involved analyzing the educational policies behind the IRS and other colonial schooling models.

ArticleTiffany PreteDecember 5, 2023Galt Museum & ArchivesResidential, Residential Schools, Kainai, Reconciliation, Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous History, IndigenousComment

100 Years Ago: 6A Avenue South is up in arms

A century ago the micro neighbourhood of 6A Avenue South was neglected by the city authorities to the point that it provoked the local residents to take action.

ArticleAndrew ChernevychJuly 8, 2020Galt Museum & ArchivesDowntown, Lethbridge, Alberta, City Council, Civic Planning, Neighbourhoods, Neighbourhood Asociations, ResidentialComment