Indigenous Stories and Books – Truth and Reconciliation Week

Topic: Indigenous Stories and Books

Features a short film about a child who ran away from residential school to be near his mother and family. Author Jenny Dupuis shares her process of writing and sharing her family’s story.

Provided By National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Video duration: 16:05 min

First Nations, Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8, English, 2024

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NCTR's spirit name - bezhig miigwan, meaning "one feather".

Bezhig miigwan calls upon us to see each Survivor coming to the NCTR as a single eagle feather and to show those Survivors the same respect and attention an eagle feather deserves. It also teaches we are all in this together — we are all one, connected, and it is vital to work together to achieve reconciliation.