For Orange Shirt Day last week, the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre and the Anishinaabe Initiatives Division at Algoma University in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, held a virtual event and tour. The event featured statements from Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors, a question and answer with staff, and a virtual tour of the former residential school.
Shingwauk Hall, now part of the Algoma University campus, was first established in 1873 as a residential school for Indigenous children. Shortly after the Shingwauk Indian Residential School closed in 1970, Algoma University relocated to the site. The Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association, and the Shingwauk Project, which included Survivors, their families, and community members, formed a movement to educate the public and document this important history. The group gathered documents and photos, conducted research and more, leading to the eventual establishment of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC).
Watch the YouTube video for a tour of the historic site and learn more about the SRSC.
A video of the event and tour is now available on Youtube.
