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The Story of a National Crime
Peter Henderson Bryce was a medical doctor, civil servant and public health expert. In 1907, after surveying 35 residential schools, he submitted a report to the Department of Indian Affairs detailing clear connections between Residential Schools, tuberculosis and high student mortality rates. His recommendations fell on deaf ears and would not be revealed publicly until he was forced to retire. Fifteen years after his initial report, he published an 18-page “appeal for justice”—a pamphlet containing his findings and recommendations, and condemning the government’s lack of action to address illness and death in the Residential School System and First Nation communities. Indigenous peoples continued to experience disproportionate impacts of tuberculosis for years to come. Eventual federal intervention involved a confusing web of enforced medical care leaving Survivors and patients’ families to seek answers and closure.
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Since 2000, we have worked with Survivors, Indigenous communities, researchers, curators, and educators to develop educational resources to increase public awareness and knowledge of the history and effects of the Residential School System and the ongoing experiences Indigenous Peoples continue to face. Our projects include mobile exhibitions, websites, applications, publications, and several bilingual curriculums, including a program called Generations Lost–The Residential School System in Canada.
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The Legacy of Hope Foundation Presents – Roots & Hoots Episode 64: with Marty Wildman
The Legacy of Hope Foundation Presents – Roots & Hoots Episode 64: with Marty Wildman (Ottawa, ON) – May 15, 2025 – On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, our host is joined by Marty Wildman. Marty is an accomplished rodeo judge, rodeo cowboy, actor, stuntman, musician, President of the Alberta Treaty Hockey Association, co-founder of Stunt Nations, and co-owner of Lone Eagle Ventures. Above all, he is a devoted family man who loves horses and sharing his skills and vast knowledge to help others on their healing journeys. Marty joins this discussion from a Northern Alberta community, where he is facilitating equine assisted learning with Indigenous youth through a school program. Marty comes from a long lineage of cowboys and for those lucky enough to learn from him, he will tell you that horses are the ultimate teachers. Through Lone Eagle Ventures, Marty instructs young Indigenous learners on the basics of horse care, all the way to independent riding. Along the way, children and youth learn about themselves, their culture and gain confidence and collaborative leadership skills. All teachings and learning is consistent with a First Nations way of knowing and being. To listen to Indigenous Roots and Hoots please visit: https://bit.ly/rootsnhoots Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/rnhpodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/rnhspotify Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/rnhgoogle Amazon/Audible: https://amzn.to/43DaaeI Podcast Addict: https://bit.ly/rnhpodaddict This very important calling is only one aspect of Marty’s story. Growing up in Mini Thni, a Stoney Nakoda First Nation west of Calgary, Marty shares how the foothills are his home and have been for generations. Marty has always had an artistic spirit.