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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.

Gary Williams- If your Kid Dies Here it’s Unnoticed
At times I would write a letter back to home, and…
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Gary Williams- That’s What Really Hurt Me
I didn’t get to see my brother all that time. Mayb…
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Gary Williams- This is your Dorm and Your Number
We had our lunch and then they hauled us into a do…
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Gary Williams- Get on the Train
And so they got us ready. Just had the clothes we…
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Polly Yellow Fly- He Just Dragged Us
We started screaming and he just dragged us from u…
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Rex Back Fat- Hide in the Bus
First, we eat. When done eating, we are taken to t…
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Rachel First Rider- The Bad Ones
This one teacher would grab the back our necks and…
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Roanna Axe- I Hated Staying Here
There were a lot of things going on at Old Sun Sch…
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June Spotted Eagle- I Don’t Think He Liked Me
Mr. Cole caught me. He just grabbed me, lifted me…
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June Spotted Eagle- They Got Caught
They were hungry and they stole some prunes. They…
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