The year was 1964.
Roger Ellis was a 14-year-old living in the town of Mayo, Yukon, 400 kilometres north of Whitehorse.
He remembers it was a rainy summer – with many lightning and thunderstorms.
One day he went out for a walk that would change his life forever and take him years to recover from.
The lies. Are horrible ! But you were meant to be a healer, and your strength is important. This great pain didn’t make you a horrible person , you didn’t let it .
Thank you for sharing this story. I shared it with my young son to help him understand the personal impact of residential schools.
The lies. Are horrible ! But you were meant to be a healer, and your strength is important. This great pain didn’t make you a horrible person , you didn’t let it .
Thank you for sharing this story. I shared it with my young son to help him understand the personal impact of residential schools.
It was a hard hard decision to do this interview cause I’ve never talked to anyone about this & I had allota mixed feelings to do this interview but though as it was I had to get this out & move forward & let the past go
Thank you for sharing my fathers story APTN <3
It was a hard hard decision to do this interview cause I’ve never talked to anyone about this & I had allota mixed feelings to do this interview but though as it was I had to get this out & move forward & let the past go
Thank you for sharing my fathers story APTN <3