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Canada’s Horrifying Past Of Proselytism |  We Were Children - Documentary Trailer

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Weldon, Carolyne. “We Were Children: 2 Residential School Survivors Share Their Stories.” NFB Blog, 9 Jan. 2015, https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2012/10/02/we-were-children/. Accessed 17 July, 2022

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Residential school survivor Fred Taylor finds healing through art

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“Indigenous Artist Uses Painting to Heal from Residential School Trauma | CBC News.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, 22 June 2021, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/indigenous-artist-freddy-taylor-painting-trauma-residential-school-1.6073119. Accessed 17 July, 2022

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Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Painting to Benefit Residential School Survivors

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 Indian Residential School, Leaving the Shallow Graves and Going Home 

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 Indian Residential School, Leaving the Shallow Graves and Going Home 

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Grauer, Perrin. “Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Painting to Benefit Residential School Survivors.” Emily Carr University of Art + Design, 20 June 2022, https://www.ecuad.ca/news/2022/lawrence-paul-yuxweluptun-painting-benefit-residential-school-survivors. Accessed 17 July, 2022

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Last week, the Truth and Reconciliation commission began its final hearings in Edmonton. In May of last year Dennis Saddleman spoke at the Commission. The B.C. man performed some of his poetry, something he says has helped him heal.

June 9, 2021 update: After a preliminary report indicated that the remains of around 215 children could be buried on the grounds of Kamloops Indian Residential School, Dennis Saddleman spoke to The Current about his time at the school, and how he discovered a talent for poetry in later life that helped with his healing. Original story below.

In May of 2013, Dennis Saddleman spoke at the Commission. The B.C. man performed some of his poetry, something he says has helped him heal.
"I hate you residential school, I hate you. You're a monster. A huge hungry monster. Built with steel bones. Built with cement flesh. You're a monster."
- Excerpt from Dennis Saddleman's poem, 'Monster'
LISTEN | 'I hate you, residential school'

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'Monster' by poet Dennis Saddleman: 'I hate you residential school, I hate you' | CBC Radio

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Last week, the Truth and Reconciliation commission began its final hearings in Edmonton. In May of last year Dennis Saddleman spoke at the Commission. The B.C. man performed some of his poetry, something he says has helped him heal.

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St. Amour, Leslie Anne, and Rianna Walcott. “Dennis Saddleman's ‘Monster’ and Erasure of Voices.” Project Myopia, 25 Mar. 2017, https://projectmyopia.com/dennis-saddlemans-monster-and-erasure-of-voices/#:~:text=The%20recording%20of%20Saddleman's%20voice,that%20should%20have%20protected%20him. Accessed 17 July, 2022

“'Monster' by Poet Dennis Saddleman: 'I Hate You Residential School, I Hate You' | CBC Radio.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, 9 June 2021, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/apr-3-2014-1.2908353/monster-by-poet-dennis-saddleman-i-hate-you-residential-school-i-hate-you-1.2908356. Accessed 20 July, 2022

Saddleman, Dennis. “Monster – a Poem by Dennis Saddleman.” Vernon Community School, 16 Nov. 2016, https://vernoncommunityschool.wordpress.com/vcsplorations-2016-2017/monster-a-poem-by-dennis-saddleman/. Accessed 17 July, 2022

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Written by Jenny Kay Dupuis & Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland

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“I Am Not a Number | CBC Books.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, 30 June 2021, https://www.cbc.ca/books/i-am-not-a-number-1.4001557.  Accessed 17 July, 2022

Alberta Native News. “'I Am Not a Number' Teaches Important Lessons about Indian Residential Schools.” Alberta Native News, 29 Nov. 2016, https://www.albertanativenews.com/i-am-not-a-number-teaches-important-lessons-about-indian-residential-schools/.  Accessed 17 July, 2022