Posted: Jun 05, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: June 5
Melanie Ferris says she found comfort in her home community of Long Plain First Nation. This week has been challenging, she says. I was grateful to attend ceremony. (Submitted by Melanie Ferris)
This First Person article is the experience of Melanie Ferris, a parent and proud member of the
Long Plain First Nation in southern Manitoba
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WARNING: This story contains distressing details.
Although I grew up being exposed to anti-Indigenous racism, I only started to learn about residential schools once I was an adult, thanks to university.