Spanish, Ontario
Spanish, Ontario is a town that was the site of former Indian Residential Schools.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- August 2015: This location was the site of the Garnier Residential School attended by Tom Couchie.[2]
- June 2016: The town was the site of gender-segregated Indian Residential Schools where Catherine Couchie Restoule was sent as a child. A long road separated the girls' school and the boys' school in this community.[3]
- July 2021: The schools in this location were attended by children from Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba First Nations. As of July 2021, no recovery action had taken place to look for graves at the former school site in this community.[4]
- July 2021: Spanish was the destination of a three-day journey undertaken by Michael Eshkawkogan in 2021. The town contains a monument at the site of former schools where supporters gathered to welcome Michael Eshkawkogan with a Unity Honour Song.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wiikwemkoong man completes journey to former Indian Residential School sites in Spanish", Anishinabek News, 19 July 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Artist close with her grandfather", Anishinabek News, 6 August 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Impacts of Indian Residential Schools project wins Heritage Fair", Anishinabek News, 4 June 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "SRFN demonstration closes Trans Canada Highway on Canada Day drawing enormous support", Anishinabek News, 13 July 2021 (archived copy; original article).