LARRY LOYIE: WRITING IS HEALING
Physical & Virtual Exhibition
IRSHDC is proud to announce a new exhibit – Larry Loyie: Writing is Healing. Featuring a digital and physical collection of materials, this exhibit will introduce you to the life and work of Larry Loyie – a playwright, poet and author who turned to writing on his own healing journey as a Residential School Survivor. His work has opened up healing pathways and supported the education of others.
The physical exhibition is located at the IRSHDC Gallery. It is available to the public during our gallery’s open hours (Monday-Thursday, 12-4PM).
The digital collection is accessible via our Collections site, which can be accessed at the link below.
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The records offer diverse perspectives (former students, officials, journalists, scholars) and include Survivor testimonies, Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, photographs, maps, government documents, church documents, and newspaper articles.
Responding to Survivors’ desire to have a single point of access to residential school records, the Centre provides access to an online database containing digital copies of records from partner organizations. This single access point brings together records that are otherwise dispersed online and in physical spaces.
The Centre is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam people). We are privileged to work with the Musqueam First Nation and the Musqueam Archives as community partners.
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