They would talk about what they went through in residential school and how they treated badly. I used to think I was treated bad, but listening to them they were treated way worse
Eileen Black- She Never Quit Drinking in Her Life
Tag: Front entrance
Front entrance of the school, including stairs and railings.
John Janvier- I Was Taken Away
But anyway, my first experience really was loneliness, because I was taken away from a place where I was loved. All of us, all my siblings were loved very much by our parents and to me they were model parents. But anyway, I missed all that.
Jerry Wood- When It Was My Turn
I mean, we got there then they separated us from the boys and the girls and when… they had my new clothes taken away, my bannock… We were issued coveralls and army tight boots, and woollen socks, cotton shorts, and that’s the way we dressed and we were given numbers.
Gary Williams- Get on the Train
And so they got us ready. Just had the clothes we had on. Get on a train. Took us a whole day, 23 hours to get here. My brother was nine years old and I was eleven. Like I said, we didn’t know where we’re going…
Angeline Ayoungman- They Dragged Me
They dragged me out of the car, from the car. And well, you see the big long stairs. You know, they were dragging me up the long stairs. One of them was dragging me up the stairs and I said “I want to go home, I don’t want to come here.”
University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills
The University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills (UnBQ) operates out of the Blue Quills IRS building constructed in 1930. Now UnBQ is governed by Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Cold Lake First Nations, Frog Lake Cree Nation, Heart Lake First Nation, Kehewin Cree Nation, Whitefish Lake First Nation #128, and Saddle Lake Cree Nation.
Carriage House Exterior
The Exterior of Poundmaker’s Lodge Carriage House. The Carriage House Functioned as a Storage Area, Classroom, and Dormitory for the Edmonton Indian Residential School. The Carriage House All that Remains of the School following its Destruction by Fire in 2000. Click on the triangle to load the point cloud.