59. 1323... and counting - The Residential "Schools" Body Count... and Reconsidering Canada Day

Hello Teacher Brain

Heads Up: this episode may trigger (or as I like to refer to it, "activate") you. I encourage you not to shy away from your feelings.  Allow them to come. Sit with them. Get curious. Don't be afraid of your emotions - whatever they may be. They are clues to what drives you (in either direction).  Remember, the only dangerous emotion is a suppressed emotion.

With this being National Indigenous History Month, and the recent discovery of mass unmarked graves at some of Canada's residential schools weighing heavily on my mind and heart recently. I didn't think I could do an episode on anything else this week.

Below are some resources I've learned about recently - PLEASE share any that you know!!


LINKS to Resources, People, Books, and Organizations I've Learned About Recently to Support Indigenous People, Groups, and Calls to Action

94 Calls to Action - Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Indian Residential School Survivors Society

Indigenous Peoples Movement

Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum -  Voices From Nunavut

Native Women's Association of Canada

Good Reads List Books


BOOK TITLES
They Called Me Number One - Bev Sellars
Five Little Indians - Michelle Good
The Education of Augie Merasty - Joseph Auguste Merasty
Dear Canada, These Are My Words - Ruby Slipperjack
Broken Circle - Theodore Fontaine
Up Ghost River - Edmund Metatawabin
Indian Horse - Richard Wangamese (Also a movie on Netflix)
Sugar Falls - David A. Robertson
My Name is Seepeetza - Shirley Sterling