We are also what we choose to forget : Lack of residential school records concerning Written by Taylor Brock Tuesday, Jun 01 2021, 2:14 PM The NCTR wants people to know what happened in residential schools, which includes listening to the stories of survivors. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation/Facebook)
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Many people have been learning more about Canada s devastating treatment of Indigenous people in recent days, but for one archivist, what remains unknown is the most difficult part.
Raymond Frogner is the Lead Archivist for the National Centre of Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and works daily with the collected information. June is Indigenous History Month, but for Frogner and Canada, history is not in the past.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Flags at Keyano College being flown at half mast // Photo via Keyano
The discovery of remains of residential school victims in Kamloops is leaving many in the RMWB calling for action.
Over the weekend, the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found buried which has once again highlighted the injustices these schools committed for decades.
For years, children were taken from their families, many never having the chance to be re-united, and suffered from both physical and mental abuse.
Despite many believing these atrocities took place well before their time, the last residential closed in 1996.
“We have heard the stories of what happened at the schools from our elders and family members who survived and who are still with us today,” said Bill Loutitt, CEO of the McMurray Métis.
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