March 2013 Volume 2, Issue 5 Upcoming Events 2 Elders’ Fundraiser Dinner 2 Easter Egg Hunt 3 Fit Nation 4 Elders Raffle Fundraiser 5 Women’s Voice of the Drum Workshop 6 RBC Aboriginal Youth Leadership Scholarship 7 March and April Calendars 8 Inside this issue: Mid-Month Newsletter 43101 Leq’á:mel Way Deroche, BC V0M 1G0 Phone: (604) 826-7976 Fax: (604) 826-0362 E-mail: [email protected]Please visit our website: www.leqamel.com Find us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/leqamel We Were Children We Were Children is a documentary following the experience of two Indian Residential School students, which aired on APTN on March 19, 2013. The documentary is now available to watch on the APTN website: http://aptn.ca/pages/wewerechildren/ “As young children, Lyna and Glen were taken from their homes and placed in church-run boarding schools. The trauma of this experience was made worse by years of untold physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, the effects of which per- sist in their adult lives. In this emotional film, the profound impact of the Cana- dian government’s residential school system is conveyed unflinchingly through the eyes of two children who were forced to face hardships beyond their years. We Were Children gives voice to a national tragedy and demonstrates the in- credible resilience of the human spirit.” For more information about We Were Children, please visit www.wewerechildren.ca. The documentary is available for download and 48-hour rental at www.nfb.ca/film/we_were_children/download/
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