Please join the Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies for a free webinar on Wednesday, November 24th from 7pm to 9pm. Open to everyone.
Featured guests: Professor Emerita Dr. Elder Shirley Williams and Professor Emeritus John Milloy
Dr. Elder Shirley Williams will share her experiences as a residential school survivor. Dr. John Milloy will speak about the residential school system and his own research to locate the missing children.
About the speakers:
Shirley Williams: Elder Shirley Ida Williams nee Pheasant (Neganigwane) is a member of Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve, Manitoulin Island. She is professor emerita at Trent University and a foremost researcher, teacher and protector of Anishinaabemowin. She is the author of numerous books, including Shoolee: The Early Years and an upcoming book on her residential school experiences. Shirley attended residential school in Spanish, Ontario and she will share her experiences and stories from that time.
Dr. John Milloy is a professor emeritus from Trent University. He is a leading scholar in the area of treaties and Canada’s residential school policies. He worked for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, specifically on finding the missing children from residential schools. He is the author of A National Crime. John will share Canada’s assimilationist policy strategies, particularly residential schools, and his experiences in trying to trace the missing children.