Bones of Crows opens the Vancouver International Film Festival with a story of the resilience of a child forced to attend residential school; Ayasew Ooskana Pictures
September 30 marks two very important days that honour the survivors and descendants of residential schools in Canada.
The National Day for Truth Reconciliation is a federal statutory holiday devoted to remembering the children who attended residential school, many of whom did not return home, as well as recognizing the ongoing legacy of residential school on their family and friends. Orange Shirt Day, which champions that “Every Child Matters,” invites discussion on the intergenerational impacts of residential school. It emerged from the St.
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