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Shirley Horn, taken from her family at age five, worked with an Anishinaabe author to create a children's book blending truth and hope. The illustrated story preserves history while showing the resilience of children who survived Canada's residential school system.
India's Tribal Welfare Department is introducing chess in tribal residential schools across the state to help students build stronger thinking and learning skills. Teachers have already seen students improve their concentration after picking up the game.
The Class of 2026 will be the first B.C. graduates to learn about residential schools throughout their entire education. Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad is inviting all 2026 graduates to celebrate this milestone at BC Place this April.
A Métis illustrator is helping share a residential school survivor's message of kindness through a bilingual children's book that teaches Cree values with gentle care. The true story honors one mother's resilience while making difficult history accessible to young readers.