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Historica Canada
Residential Schools
“Residential Schools” is a three-part podcast series created by Historica Canada and hosted by Shaneen Robinson-Desjarlais. It aims to commemorate the history and legacy of residential schools, and honour the stories of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Survivors, their families, and communities. The Residential Schools podcast series is part of a larger awareness campaign created by Historica Canada and funded by the Government of Canada. Along with the podcast series, Historica Canada also offers a video series, an education guide, and several new entries on The Canadian Encyclopedia about...
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4.7 stars from 161 ratings
Eye opening
This was fascinating and very sad to listen to - I’m not from Canada and hadn’t heard survivors themselves talk about their experiences in the “schools” (if you can call them that) before. They were very brave to talk so publicly about the trauma they experienced. The podcast was well produced...Read full review »
windermerepeaks via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 09/11/21
Heartbreaking, but important
Listening to these first hand accounts is truly heartbreaking, but it is important to remember.
Anonymous64383 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/27/21
A must listen!
This short, but powerful series deals with difficult issues, but is very worth the listen. For someone like me, (not Canadian), the recent discovery of unmarked graves in residential schools needed context. Found a good start here. White supremacy is not unique to any one Western country. Thank...Read full review »
Mystic Olive via Apple Podcasts · Norway · 07/31/21
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