Blue Quills Reflections

Blue Quills Reflections 

 A group of individual personal writings inspired by our group's pilgrimage to the site of the former Blue Quills Indian Residential School and now the proud current home of the  
Blue Quills First Nations College.

Larry

I had a vibrating feeling going all over my body while outside and inside the collage.

 It was like the dead were sending me a message.

Seeing pictures of classmates Some with fake smiles.The café had great food and staff.

Interesting stories from our guide.

I loved the artwork that was all over the place. 

 

 

Sylvie – Reflections on Reflections

the feeling of being watched

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blue-aura guide

sharing her stories

and her strength

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 The memories of spaces

Boilers, kitchens, staircases

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there’s nothing funny about that.

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more than a museum, but a reclamation – 

you cannot change history by burning it. 

  Jason

 I like and dislike Blue Quills at the same time.  Someone said “why don’t we just burn the place down?” Yes, but the stuff that is happening today on the very spot where these horrible things took place is reclamation.

 I dislike how justice has been handled/dealt regarding the atrocities at residential schools. I like Blue Quills as a place of uncomfortable remembrance and also reclamation.

Tales from the Personship of the WRIP

This is a great read you will think laugh and cry. Writing Revolution in Place 

Available at Rutherford Library University of Alberta Title: Writing Revolution in Place.Tales from the Personship of the WRIP. Call number; PS 8233 W75 20213 everybody place a hold or try to sign the only copy out

A Long Hard Road Partially Traveled 

With the conclusion on March 30^thof the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Final National event held here in Edmonton. Much like the commission's own work our work is only now partially completed. it is now that we here have to try and make sense of the issues involved in all of this. 

Not only will we struggle to cope with understand and correct the past, we must also strive to mitigate any present damages, explore and promote the future healing of the people and our nations.
 

 Follow the link to the complete album of this event
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