Alberta mural project illustrates Métis experience in residential schools
Métis Memories of Residential Schools is an interactive mural project that features the story of Metis children in the residential school system. The final artwork was painted by Albertan artist Lewis Lavoie.Métis Memories of Residential Schools
The full mosaic shows the Métis sash in red and blue, and the larger image is made up of 24 smaller pictures illustrating the history of residential schools.A new piece of art depicting the Métis experience in residential schools is on display at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. Pratt, an associate professor at the Werklund School of Business at the University of Calgary, said educating others on the Métis experience at residential schools is important.
"My mother was in a day school, my grandfather was in a residential school and it really is a missing piece of my history that I found," she said.Mural to honour residential school survivors while declaring 'We are still here'The mural is based on a 2004 book by author Jude D. Daniels, which transcribed interviews with Métis residential school survivors.
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