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As a fourth-generation residential school survivor, I am always willing to share what I know with those who ask.
So when a teacher at Regina Huda School asked if I would let a student from his Grade 11 English class interview me for an assignment on reconciliation, I agreed.
The teacher explained the project was meant to build connections between immigrants and their First Nations neighbours.
He said the students needed to answer how they could aid and support reconciliation as non-Indigenous Canadians.
It was a lofty goal, but I was impressed with the efforts being made by the school for Muslim students in tackling the issue directly. I knew this was an opportunity for me to share part of Canada s hidden history with someone who had no knowledge of it.