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  • Orange banner image with photo of author Dawn Smith on the right and text on a black field on the left reading interview with Dawn Smith author of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Open Book logo bottom left.
    Orange banner image with photo of author Dawn Smith on the right and text on a black field on the left reading interview with Dawn Smith author of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Open Book logo bottom left.
    January 31, 2024

    Dawn Sii-yaa-ilth-supt Smith Shares Her Experiences and the Truth About Residential Schools in a New Children's Book

    When Nuu-chah-nulth author Dawn Sii-yaa-ilth-supt Smith was approached by publishers to write a children's book about truth and reconciliation, she jumped at the opportunity to inform growing minds ...

  • "I Had Never Heard His Voice, and Yet I Knew it Right Away" Read an Excerpt from Silence to Strength: Writings and Reflections on the Sixties Scoop
    "I Had Never Heard His Voice, and Yet I Knew it Right Away" Read an Excerpt from Silence to Strength: Writings and Reflections on the Sixties Scoop
    November 07, 2022

    "I Had Never Heard His Voice, and Yet I Knew it Right Away" Read an Excerpt from Silence to Strength: Writings and Reflections on the Sixties Scoop

    For any parent, the idea of having a child removed from you without your consent is the stuff of nightmares. But for many Indigenous families, that nightmare became a reality in communities across Canada. ...

  • Necessary Residential School Reading
    Necessary Residential School Reading
    June 28, 2021

    Necessary Residential School Reading

    As more and more mass graves at former residential school sites are brought to light, many Canadians are finally realizing the extent of genocide in this country, while many Indigenous people are reliving ...

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