Janey Lew
Turning Sideways Toward Truth: A Statement from the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Events unfolding at another B.C. campus over the past week have brought renewed attention to a familiar tactic: attempts to provoke controversy around the history of residential schools in order to draw Indigenous communities and institutions into an exhausting cycle of reaction.
Statement Regarding Recent Findings at St. Augustine’s and Kuper Island Indian Residential Schools
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) extends our deepest condolences and support to the Shíshálh Nation and to the Penelakut Tribe following their recent announcements regarding unmarked graves at the sites of the former St. Augustine’s Indian Residential School (also known as Sechelt Residential School) and the Kuper Island Indian Residential School. We are deeply saddened by the confirmation […]