News & Updates
A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
How searching for lost residential school photos made me think differently about reconciliation
May 29, 2024
Between 2018 and 2022, I helped some Nishnaabeg, including Bonnie Bressette, write a book about their struggle to reclaim their home reserve in southwestern Ontario. One Sunday, before going to Bressette’s place for supper, I dropped in at a local United Church service. I had heard that someone in the congregation had photos of some of the children who’d been sent to the nearby Mount Elgin residential school — which was run by the United Church — and asked where they might be. I thought that Bressette, in her 80s, would be interested since her mother…