59. 1323... and counting - The Residential "Schools" Body Count... and Reconsidering Canada Day

Hello Teacher Brain Heads Up: this episode may trigger (or as I like to refer to it, "activate") you. I encourage you not to shy away from your feelings. Allow them to come. Sit with them. Get curious. Don't be afraid of your emotions - whatever they may be. They are clues to what drives you (in either direction). Remember, the only dangerous emotion is a suppressed emotion. With this being National Indigenous History Month, and the recent discovery of mass unmarked graves at some of Canada's residential schools weighing heavily on my mind and heart recently. I didn't think I could do an episode on anything else this week. Below are some resources I've learned about recently - PLEASE share any that you know!! LINKS to Resources, People, Books, and Organizations I've Learned About Recently to Support Indigenous People, Groups, and Calls to Action 94 Calls to Action - Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada Indian Residential School Survivors Society Indigenous Peoples Movement Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum - Voices From Nunavut Native Women's Association of Canada Good Reads List Books BOOK TITLES They Called Me Number One - Bev Sellars Five Little Indians - Michelle Good The Education of Augie Merasty - Joseph Auguste Merasty Dear Canada, These Are My Words - Ruby Slipperjack Broken Circle - Theodore Fontaine Up Ghost River - Edmund Metatawabin Indian Horse - Richard Wangamese (Also a movie on Netflix) Sugar Falls - David A. Robertson My Name is Seepeetza - Shirley Sterling