A Residential School Survivor: Can They Hear US Now?

Overview

After the news broke about the 215 indigenous children on Kamloops Residential School grounds, a wave of marches, protests and survivors speak up against the horrors that went on from within. Following the life story of Sonya Rock from Gitxsan Nation, Frog Clan. She tells her gripping and powerful story of the abuse, the difficulties and the loneliness she faced at the hands of headmasters and supervisors while attending Residential School. Her resilience, bravery, and power to overcome and share her story with the world is one to bring awareness to our people and the 3,213 children found as of June 2, 2021.