Reconciliation is a process of understanding and accountability that can bridge the gap between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous Canadians. Here are some steps you can personally take to further the important work of reconciliation between Indigenous communities and allies
Read MoreBetween 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.
Read MoreWhen Blanche Bruisedhead was 7, an RCMP Officer and priest threatened her parents with jail time if they didn’t send their daughter to St. Mary’s Residential School. Read Blanche’s account of her time at St. Mary’s.
Read MoreBlanche Bruisedhead and her follow Niitsitapi students were forced to stop speaking Blackfoot at St. Mary’s Residential School. Learn about her experience learning English by force, and now teaching Blackfoot to students of all ages.
Read MoreLearn about the Kainai Pow-wow and Rodeo at Standoff, Alberta; the Indian Summer World Film Festival at Pincher Creek, Alberta; and watch the film “Where the Spirit Lives” about the residential school experience, which premiered at the Indian Summer World Film Festival.
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