Photos at the University of Saskatchewan could help corroborate residential school claims, Indigenous advocate says
Photographs from the Lebret Residential School, donated to the University of Saskatchewan, may assist survivors in corroborating their claims of abuse. Tony Stevenson, a former student, discovered a photo of his late uncle during an event aimed at engaging First Nations communities. The university is considering how to manage access to these images as part of ongoing discussions with Indigenous groups.
- ▪Tony Stevenson found a photo of his late uncle while reviewing a collection of nearly 800 images from the Lebret Residential School.
- ▪The photographs were donated to the University of Saskatchewan in 2002 and date from between 1907 and 1963.
- ▪The university is in discussions about the long-term stewardship and access to the photographs with First Nations.
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Open this photo in gallery:Tony Stevenson, educator and former residential school student, in front of the school gates at the site of the former Lebret Residential School in Lebret, Sask., on Saturday.Tatum Duryba/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountWhen Tony Stevenson attended an event with First Nations and the University of Saskatchewan, he did not expect to come across a family member. But as he flipped through a white binder of photographs from the Lebret (Qu’Appelle) Residential School, he stumbled upon a black-and-white snapshot of his late uncle George Poitras − on the ice, hockey stick in hand − an image his family did not know had been preserved from his residential school days.“It was a very pleasant surprise,”…
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