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Residential school survivor appointed to Order of Ontario

Elders, Residential School, Uncategorized

  SAULT STE. MARIE – A survivor of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School in Sault Ste. Marie has received the province’s highest civilian honour for advancing truth and reconciliation through her work. Elder Shirley Horn is one of 30 appointees to the 2025 Order of Ontario, which recognizes individuals for their “distinguished service and extraordinary achievements,” according to […]

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Children’s book tells residential ‘school’ story from a kid’s perspective

Education, Elders, Residential School

  A new children’s book tells the story of Cree Elder Shirley (Fletcher) Horn’s experience over a decade of attending residential “school” — recounting the experience from a kid’s perspective. Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story was written and illustrated by Anishinaabe author Joanne Robertson, along with Horn. Read More on Indiginews.com

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Indigenous author and residential school survivor appointed to the order of Canada

Elders, IRS Legacy Issues, Residential School, Survivor Accounts

Michelle Good from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan is one of 80 people appointed to the order of Canada this year. Good is an author, advocate, lawyer, sixties scoop and residential school survivor View video on APTNNews.ca    

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Students were forced to dispose of newborns at Kuper Island residential school, says survivor

Elders, Residential School, Survivor Accounts

“They stripped us of our dignity. They raped us. They whipped us, and they did everything possible to … defeat us mentally, physically,” survivor says.

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