Module 3 – Post 4 – Residential School Survivor Stories

This website provides stories of those individuals who were survivors in residential schools. These videos would be beneficial to share with your students as they are real stories from their time in these schools. Even though there are storybooks and videos that we can share with our students, having an individual speak about their trauma can have more of an impact, I believe. Even if you believe that your students are not ready to listen to these stories, it would be extremely beneficial for us, as educators, to listen to these real-life stories so that we can have a fuller picture of what exactly happened in these schools. These stories will allow us to understand the trauma that was faced during their time at these school, and to help us educate our students. I am not saying to tell their stories, as they are not our stories to tell, but to have more of an understanding so that we will be able to have deep conversations with our students to allow them to comprehend their Canadian history. Many of these videos were hard to listen to as their feelings are still extremely raw, however, it will be powerful for you to have a listen.

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