It s only the beginning : Edmonton Indian Residential School survivors gather as searches for unmarked graves intensify edmontonexaminer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from edmontonexaminer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Author of the article: Jonny Wakefield
Publishing date: Jul 06, 2021 • 7 hours ago • 4 minute read • Myrtle Calahaisn, 89, walks across a field in front of a building that used to be part of a residential school in Sturgeon County. She was attending the Poundmaker s survivor gathering on the grounds of the Poundmaker s Lodge Treatment Centre on Tuesday July 6, 2021. The ground she was walking on was the site of the Edmonton Indian Residential School, which she attended from 1937 to 1946. Photo by Larry Wong /Postmedia
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George Muldoe emerges from a hedgerow into a field of short, dry grass, followed by reporters and TV cameras.
The Palliser Hotel opened its doors in Calgary 107 years ago this month and over the last century it has become one of the city’s most storied buildings.…
Author of the article: Beth Wilkins
Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 7 minute read • • Glenbow Archives – 1935 – Members of Métis Association of Alberta with Members of Legislative Assembly – Edmonton: Back Row: (l-r) Joseph Miville Dechene (MLA); Felix Calihoo; Leonidas Alcidas Giroux, MLA; Peter Tomkins Jr. Front Row: (l-r) Jim Brady, secretary; Reverend Father Falher, Grouard parish priest; Joe Dion, president Métis Association; Reverend Bishop Guy; Malcolm F. Norris; Peter Tomkins Sr. Group photograph after Royal Commission to enquire into Métis question. Photo by SUPPLIED
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We are well on our way to history of Peter Tomkins Jr. and his advocacy, along with that of others – Métis Famous Five – for the Métis people of Alberta and beyond. The intricacies of the all-important Ewing Commission, for which the Métis Famous Five – Felix Calliou (Callihoo], Joseph Dion, Jim Brady, Malcolm Norris and Peter Tomkins
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