“Since it was within the St. Eugene Mission School that the culture of the Kootenay Indian was taken away, it should be within that building that it is returned.”
– Elder Mary Paul, 1984
About
Residential Schools were commissioned by the Canadian Government to take the "indian" out of the child and assimilate First Nations peoples to European ways of life and religion. First Nations children were taken from their homes and families...
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Stereotypes
Misconceptions and false portrayals about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples have been perpetuated in our media for over a century. From children’s movies to films and documentaries to print media, the culture, beliefs, and traditions of these people have been misrepresented and exaggerated...
When I Was Eight
This story is about an 8-year-old girl named Olemaun (later known as Margaret) and her desire to go to a residential school to learn to read. It is a picture book...
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Fatty Legs
This story is about an Inuit girl who wants to attend Residential School to learn how to read. Both her father and her sister discourage her from going but she is determined...
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Are you wondering how the topic of Residential Schools fits into the BC Curriculum? Visit the following grades