You can join the SRSC staff for a virtual tour of the former Shingwauk Indian Residential School property. The tour will take you through the grounds, buildings, and the Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall exhibition, with time for questions at the end of the tour.
The virtual event will take place four times throughout the summer to ensure that everyone has a chance to attend. It is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required.
The tours will be held July 19 at 1:00 p.m., July 27 at 4:00 p.m., August 12 at 1:00 p.m. and August 24 at 1:00 p.m. You can register for the tours by clicking here.
Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall is the first major, permanent Residential School Survivor driven exhibition in a former Residential School building and the award-winning display shows 110 years of history of the Shingwauk Indian Industrial Residential Schools. The SRSC is a cross-cultural research and educational development project of Algoma University and the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association.
A call for truth comes in response to the 215 graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia; 128 graves found at the former St. Eugene’s Mission School outside Cranbrook, B.C.; a confirmed 78, but possible 104, at the Brandon Indian Residential School in Manitoba; and 35 in Lestock, Saskatchewan at the the site of the former residential school known as Muscowequan or Touchwood. There is also the June 25 announcement of the discovery of as many as 751 unmarked graves near the former site of Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan, on the lands of Cowessess First Nation. Sadly, the list goes on.
For more information on the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, visit reclaimingshingwaukhall.ca
