Reviews

  • It was an incredible journey of learning and also of deep emotion. Great dialogue in the Q/A session following the tour. Thank you for starting the session with the grounding exercise of the Thanksgiving address and for reminding folks to check in with themselves and ask to talk so someone if they felt triggered. Thank you for sharing.

    Kim

  • I am very fortunate to have attended, and I will be continuing to reflect and learn.

    Sue

  • We appreciated the information and testimonials that were shared. Truly informative bringing a better understanding of what took place in the residential schools. We were especially moved hearing from the survivors. Thanks for sharing.

    Stan & Vicki

  • As a Human Rights student at Laurier Brantford, this meant a lot to me because it allowed me to understand more about what residential schools were what were the impacts on survivors and their descendants. – anonymous please

    Michaela

  • It hurt to see what those children went through, it became real and made you feel like you were there.

    Sheri

  • This was a powerful experience. Thank you.

    Karen

  • As an international student who watched the tour for both educational purposes both on a personal and institutional level, this was an incredibly painful, but eye-opening experience. I could not have better understood the vitality of the Save the Evidence campaign more!

    Sameeksha

  • I am a Secondary 5 student in Québec and this tour was one of the most enriching and inspirational events I have assisted to. Brief facts learned in school are definitely not enough to understand the intergenerational trauma the residential schools have inflicted to Indigenous Peoples. I realized how much it is important to learn History from the survivors, and I am looking forward to educate myself more about the subject, and to encourage my family and friends to do so as well. Thank you very much for this learning opportunity!

    Cornelia

  • I am still processing my experience as I write this, but I know I am so grateful to have had it. I am not ignorant of the truth about the residential school experience, so I didn’t know what I would learn or take away from the tour. I think I was surprised to realize just how much this experience touched my heart. As you walk the halls and spaces the children lived, their experience comes more clearly into focus. And as was discussed, once you know, you can’t unknow. And I will add that you can’t unfeel. I think it is important for everyone to have this experience. I know it has changed me. I feel like guiding others to the Center, to this video, perhaps to other opportunities provided, is just one small way I can do something to help move us in the direction of Reconciliation. I think those are my two big take aways: my heart connection to the experience of survivors and my desire to do something to promote or support Reconciliation. Thank you for providing this very important opportunity.

    Tracy

  • An eye opening tour on the internal workings of residential schools in a way that cannot be summed by words.

    Ian