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DELMAS, SASKATCHEWAN – For elder Jenny Spyglass, returning to the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan where a search for unmarked graves is underway brought back memories of what she lost.
Spyglass, now in her 70s, was taken to the Delmas/Thunderchild Indian Residential School, located 160 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, when she was three years old.
Her brother died there of starvation at age four, she said.
“This is where they took my culture away,” she said. “They took my language away from me. They took that love away from my mom. A two- or three-year-old girl would love to have their mom with them every day, every morning, feeding them, loving them. I didn’t have that, growing up.”
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Saskatchewan’s tourism industry breathed a sigh of relief on Monday when federal officials declared fully vaccinated Americans can once again enter Canada for leisure purposes without having to quarantine, starting Aug. 9.
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Businesses hope it will restart an important part of the province’s tourism sector that was cut off by COVID-19.
Jeremy Harrison, Minister responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan, said he is “disappointed” by the timeline of the measures and the fact Saskatchewan is one of just a few provinces whose airports will not be able to welcome flights from abroad.
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Published Saturday, July 17, 2021 4:53PM EDT Last Updated Saturday, July 17, 2021 4:53PM EDT DELMAS, SASKATCHEWAN - For elder Jenny Spyglass, returning to the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan where a search for unmarked graves is underway brought back memories of what she lost. Spyglass, now in her 70s, was taken to the Delmas/Thunderchild Indian Residential School, located 160 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, when she was three years old. Her brother died there of starvation at age four, she said. “This is where they took my culture away,” she said. “They took my language away from me. They took that love away from my mom. A two- or three-year-old girl would love to have their mom with them every day, every morning, feeding them, loving them. I didn t have that, growing up.”
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