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This section of the archive is open for community.
If you attended one of the residential schools in this archive, we invite you to submit a memory of your time there so that others may learn the truth about what you experienced. Click on the Share your Memories Button and a submissions box will appear. If you would like to include a photograph, click on the Choose File Button in the Upload a Photo Section. You can include your name or remain anonymous. Once you are done, simply click Submit. All stories are reviewed by an Indigenous Advisory Group prior to appearing in the archive. Sharing memories can be triggering and we encourage all contributors to please seek support if needed. Some sources of support include: Indian Residential School Survivors and Family, 1-800-721-0066; National Indian Residential School Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419.
Olivia Good Rider- She was Just Trying to Share her Chips
My niece wanted to share some her chips with them…
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Isabell Muldoe- There Were Many Rules
Of course, there were many rules. We learned from…
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Isabell Muldoe- The Three-Day Train Ride
You know as well as I do that after three days, Bo…
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Treffery Deerfoot- I Got My Lickings After Church
I would ring the bell and wasn’t the time.. And wh…
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Verna Daly- They’ll Just Blame Me
I was sent away to go to Blue Quills school, and I…
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Margaret Cardinal- I Was So Scared
The most awful time in classes was my grade three,…
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Margaret Cardinal- I Never Saw My Brother
So I had to spend my time in the chapel because th…
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Margaret Cardinal- Herded Off to the Showers
I just want to talk about the hair thing again, an…
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Margaret Cardinal- I Was Number 40
When we got to Blue Quills, we were herded into th…
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Marcel Muskego- I Wanted to Run Away
Those times I wanted to run away, I couldn’t becau…
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