Posted: Feb 19, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: February 19
Why these students are fighting to change the name of their Calgary school
CBC News Calgary2 months ago
3:13Students have joined forces with Indigenous groups to ask that the Langevin School named after one of the architects of Canada s residential school system be changed.3:13
The call to rename Calgary s Langevin School, named after one of the men behind Canada s residential school system, is growing louder bolstered by current and former students who say the name is offensive to Indigenous peoples and reinforces racism.
The Bridgeland school gets its name from Hector-Louis Langevin, one of the Fathers of Confederation and a Conservative cabinet minister, serving as secretary of state for the provinces when the country s residential schools were introduced.