Female Students in front of Gordon Residential School, Saskatchewan, MRL 10: G.E.E. Lindquist Papers, 65, 1801, Image used with permission from the Burke Library Archives (Columbia University Libraries) at Union Theological Seminary, New York.
The timeline invites you to reflect on your relationships to history and place at UBC and Canada and to see and locate yourself as an “active participant” accordingly.
For example, 1996 in the timeline (Canada/BC row) indicates that the last residential school in Saskatchewan closed. Where were you in 1996? During this time what did you know or learn about residential schools? What do you know or would like to learn more about it today?
Please visit 1996 in the timeline (“Last Residential School Closes”) to read more about the event. Also, the website, “Our Truth – the Indian Residential School Initiative” suggests ways and resources for you to continue learning about residential schools and engaging with their legacy in Canadian society.