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Welcome to The My Sister Knows Why Podcast! 

This week, Ang explains why residential schools started in Canada, what happened in the schools and some first-hand accounts of survivors. Here are a couple of resources that can help you educate yourself even more. There are also some organizations that you can help support listed below. 

Resources:

Legacy of Hope Foundation - https://legacyofhope.ca/wherearethechildren/stories/

Indigenous Foundations.arts.ubc.ca - https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/

Canadian Encyclopedia - https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools

Justin Trudeaus apology - https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/read-justin-trudeaus-apology-to-residential-school-survivors-in-newfoundland/ 

Government of Canada apology - https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100015644/1571589171655

Organizations:

• Circles for Reconciliation: https://circlesforreconciliation.ca/
• Reconciliation Canada: https://reconciliationcanada.ca/get-involved/how-to-get-involved/
• Honouring Indigenous Peoples: https://honouringindigenouspeoples.com/
• Indigenous Awareness Canada: https://indigenousawarenesscanada.com/
• I Love First Peoples: https://www.ilovefirstpeoples.ca/ 

Indigenous Creators:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/notoriouscree/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_baddie/?r=nametag

Ang & Claud