In June of 2010 a Peace and Social Awareness committee member of the Canadian Mennonite University was inspired by Project of Heart’s presence at the First National Event of the TRC in Winnipeg, and contacted us so that the PSAC committe and the wider student body might learn more about their own community’s role in the history of the Indian Residential Schools. Continue reading The Canadian Mennonite University commemorates children of Poplar Hill IRS
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission features Project of Heart in First National Event
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Winnipeg’s Forks district was the scene of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s first national event in June, held in conjunction with historic public hearings into the residential school era. Continue reading Truth and Reconciliation Commission features Project of Heart in First National Event
“If the truth about residential schools was taught…
..mainstream Canadians wouldn’t profess such ignorance”
So says Winnipeg educator Angela Busch in this special report filed earlier this week by CBC reporter Karen Paul for the Stolen Children series on Radio One; it’s an interview with students from Project of Heart partner school Southeast Collegiate in Winnipeg and was recorded with teacher Angela’s history class. Continue reading “If the truth about residential schools was taught…
Manitoba school takes P.O.H. to another level
Thanks to teacher Angela Busch and her class at South East Collegiatein Winnipeg, Project of Heart has its first partner classroom in Western Canada. Continue reading Manitoba school takes P.O.H. to another level