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My Most Memorable Interview With a Residential School Survivor
A poet and educator talks about life in the former residential school near Kamloops as his First Nation looks at next steps.
July 16, 2021Updated 9:18 p.m. ET
Perhaps the best aspect of my job is that it enables me to meet and speak with people whose lives are far removed from mine. That sometimes includes prominent politicians, business executives, athletes and artists. But often, my most memorable interviews have been with people who are neither famous, wealthy nor powerful.
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Garry Gottfriedson, a former student at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.Credit.Amber Bracken for The New York Times
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