Honouring Residential School Survivors
This spoken letters assignment has been very inspiring and enjoyable for me as I was able send a personal message to…
Standing in Solidarity with Residential School Survivors
This ‘spoken letter’ written response compelled me to take the time to reflect on, and honour, the personal stories of residential school survivors, and to learn about and acknowledge Canada’s dark colonial…
Spoken Letters and Voices Heard
To begin with I would like to say that I am honoured to speak in response to my reading of…
Spoken Letters
The spoken letter that I have created was meant to address the survivors of the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre. The purpose of this letter…
A Thank You
Over the summer I worked at a fishing lodge in Haida Gwaii, which translates to Islands of the People. Although I was not working directly…
Spoken Letter
My project was a response to residential schools and Roy Jake Denny’s story found here: http://www.mikmaweydebert.ca/home/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Denny_Jake_Roy_17Oct2016.pdf . As the project…
Intentions for Reconciliation
Hello my name is Elena G. and I have chosen to share positive intentions that survivors have written from the…
In Honour of Survivors of Residential Schools in Canada
Darren and I chose to work collaboratively to create a digital spoken letter that is not only to be sent…
Spoken Letter
Slide 1 – Chosen song lyrics (Neil Young) and dedication Slide 2 – Poem I wrote to the survivors Slide…
Dear members of the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
My letter to the residential school survivors is a humble offering of respect. I am no artist, but I tried my best…