Cover
Contents
Illustrations
Dedication
Preface
Part I: The Residential Years, 1958–67
We All Got Along and Treated Each Other With Kindness and Respect
Assiniboia Was a Place of Hope for Us . . . But It Was Still a Residential School
Sihkos’ Story: Assiniboia Indian Residential School
It’s a Whole Different Way of Life
Two Hundred and Twenty-Two Miles from Home
On the Whole, It Was a Good Experience
You Gotta Keep Going . . . No Matter What
What the Hell am I Doing Here?
KēKwan-Ochiy? Why?
We Were Told to Hand the Flame to a White Runner
Part II: The Hostel Years, 1967–73
You’re Not Protecting Us
I Stuck with It
Part III: Assiniboia and the Archive
The Archive Remembers: Reading an Institution’s Memory
Part IV: Staff Remembraces
I Loved the Students Like They Were My Kid Brothers and Sisters
We Won More Than We Lost
Part V: Neighbours
I Was Unaware
They Were There, and Did Their Best
I Think They’re Boys From the Indian School
Part VI: The City of Winnipeg Remembers
Assiniboia Residential School Interpretive Panel Project
La Vérité
Canadian Centre for Child Protection
Residential School in the City’s Backyard
Part VII: Reunion, Remembrance, and Reclamation
Reunion and Remembrance: Gathering Knowledge
The Legacy of Reunion, Remembrance, and Reclamation
Acknowledgements
Appendix: Assiniboia Indian Residential School Timeline
Notes
Contributors
