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This week I’m joined by Crystal Gail Fraser, author of By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. We discuss the lesser known story of northern residential schools, conducting oral history with survivors, and the Gwich’in concepts of individual and collective strength. We also chat about the significance of the Inuvik’s school construction in 1959, the resistance to the system from students and their communities, and the legacy of residential schooling across the region.
Historical Headline of the Week
Jenna Dulewich, ”Long Overdue’: Inuvik, N.W.T., looks to rename street that commemorates residential school priest,’ CBC, May 7, 2024.
Sean Graham is a cultural historian, an Adjunct Professor at Carleton University, and a contributing editor to Activehistory.ca
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