Thursday, October 20, 2016

Chief Robert Joseph, Truth & Reconciliation Journey

















Robert Joseph



https://www.facebook.com/ReconciliationCanada
http://reconciliationcanada.ca/category/video/ 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(Canada)

"Chief Robert Joseph is a Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk First Nation who upholds a life dedicated to bridging the differences brought about by intolerance, lack of understanding, and racism at home and abroad. "
 https://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/watch-read-discover/reconciliation-chief-robert-joseph/joseph-biography.html

Related links:
http://www.straight.com/news/residential-school-survivors-group-seeks-fill-gap-canadian-knowledge 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chief-robert-joseph-residential-school-survivor-to-receive-social-justice-award-1.3406266 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Indian_residential_school_system 



WARNING NOTE: Some information detailed on our website may stir up or trigger unpleasant feelings or thoughts. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society encourages you to take time to care for your Mental and Emotional wellbeing. Please contact “The Indian Residential School Survivors Society” toll-free 1.800.721.0066 or 24hr Crises Line 1.866.925.4419 if you require further emotional support or assistance.

http://irsss.ca/
The Indian Residential School Survivor Society (IRSSS) is a provincial organization with a twenty year history of providing services to Indian Residential School Survivors.

http://irsss.ca/resources/24-hour-crisis-line/
Indian Residential School Survivors and Family
1-866-925-4419
*Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of his or her residential school experience.
For more information on the program, please refer to the FNHA website at:
http://www.fnha.ca/about/news-and-events/news/indian-residential-school-support-program
http://irsss.ca/contact-us/

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Vancouver, BC
reconciliationcanada.ca
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 https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/british-columbians-want-and-deserve.html

https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/10/survivors-totem-pole-nov-5-2016.html

 

Accepted to TRC Carving Cohort - Langara

"So we were writing around Stanley Parke and this is where I recieved the wonderful news.  It was the day I received the email I was accepted to the TRC Carving Cohort at Langara.  Powerful place and such great news. I cried. I was so happy. I need this so bad. I want it so much."

https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/accepted-to-trc-carving-cohort-langara.html
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/the-energy-was-bigger-than-us.html 
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/09/carving-class-transformation-and-fun.html