Recovering from the Impacts of Residential School

Topic: Recovering from the Impacts of Residential School

Survivor Dennis Saddleman, poet and Word Warrior, touches on the long lasting mental and physical health effects of residential school; Recovering and perservering.

Provided By National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Video duration: 7:12 min

First Nations, Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8, Grades 9-10, English, 2025

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