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Shared trauma unites Muslim and Indigenous communities Ayman Aboguddah said his own experiences in war-torn Syria helped him relate to the struggles of residential school survivors and victims.
Author of the article: Gillian Francis
Publishing date: Jul 05, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 3 minute read • REGINA, SASK : July 1, 2021 A young girl looks at a collection of children s backpacks on the steps of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building during a vigil event, pertaining to the Cowessess and Kamloops discoveries. BRANDON HARDER/ Regina Leader-Post Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
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When community advocates and activists were arranging a display of backpacks on the steps of the Legislative Building in memory of the bodies found at the Marieval Indian Residential School, Ayman Aboguddah knew he had to get involved.
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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.