Kinship and Family Histories

This section is for stories about family members or families as a whole. Kinship is expansive for Indigenous peoples and has different connotations for different nations.

The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School, Sixties scoop.

Marilyn Contois - Our Stories Matter

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Community
Lethbridge Public Library
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, Language, Culture and Worldviews, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and Territory
Summary
Sharing our voices and truths; Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing.

The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

Wayne Provost - Our Stories Matter

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Community
Lethbridge Public Library
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, Language, Culture and Worldviews, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and Territory
Summary
Sharing our voices and truths; Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing.

Katie Jo Rabbit - Our Stories Matter

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Community
Lethbridge Public Library
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, Language, Culture and Worldviews, People and Personal Stories, Skills and Teachings, Place, Land and Territory
Summary
Sharing our voices and truths; Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing.

The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

Chester Day Chief - Our Stories Matter

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Community
Lethbridge Public Library
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, Language, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and Territory
Summary
Sharing our voices and truths; Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing.
Survivor Portraits by Carol Wylie at EPL Exhibit

The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

They Didn't Know We Were Seeds: Honouring Residential School and Holocaust Survivors

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Community
Edmonton Public Library
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, People and Personal Stories

The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

Carla Wells - Our Stories Matter

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Community
Lethbridge Public Library
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, Culture and Worldviews, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories
Summary
Sharing our voices and truths; Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing.

The creator of this content has indicated that this story contains discussion, mention or description of: Residential school and/or day School.

Bruce Day Chief - Our Stories Matter

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Community
Lethbridge Public Library
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, Culture and Worldviews, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories
Summary
Sharing our voices and truths: Survivors of residential school and their families who want to digitize their story, history, knowledge, teachings, memories, genealogy, resilience, traditions and healing.

Origins

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Community
Northern Lights Library System
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, History and Resistance, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and Territory
Summary
A story of the Parenteau family and their relationship to the Fishing Lake Metis Settlement.

Old Joe and the Song in His Heart

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Community
Northern Lights Library System
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, People and Personal Stories
Summary
A story about Joe Deschamps.

No More Regrets

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Community
Northern Lights Library System
Category
Kinship and Family Histories, People and Personal Stories, Place, Land and Territory
Summary
A story about John MacLean, told by his grandson.

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