Forgotten Métis

Welcome. This virtual exhibition, curated by Gregory Scofield for the Legacy of Hope Foundation, is the online counterpart to a touring exhibition that aims to give voice to the experience of the many Métis children who were forced to attend Indian Residential Schools.

Warning: This website contains subject matter that reflects the lived experience of Survivors of Residential Schools. It may be disturbing to some visitors. For more information on this exhibition and the history and legacy of the residential school system, please visit legacyofhope.ca

Forgotten was developed by the Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) in collaboration with curator Gregory Scofield and advisors Maria Campbell, Brenda MacDougall, Christi Belcourt, and Guy Freedman, as well as researcher Tricia Logan. The LHF gratefully acknowledges and thanks all the contributors to the project. The LHF also acknowledges the financial support of Canadian Heritage and Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Canada.

 

Reclaiming History: The Residential School System in Canada

Fur trade companies based in England and Lower Canada (Quebec) begin trading for furs with First Nations peoples. In 1670, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) was created by royal charter and by the mid-1700s, a series of French owned companies were amalgamated by Scottish merchants as the North West Company.

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