Stories, art help students explore legacy of residential schools

Stories, art help students explore legacy of residential schools - There are few things that can silence a group of 400 chattering school students.

But the moment the Mountain Soul drummers pounded their sticks on a giant drum covered with buffalo hide, the children circled around them stopped talking.

They had come from five northern Alberta communities to a gym in Calling Lake to learn about their country’s past and absorb ideas their teachers hope will shape a different future. www.edmontonjournal.com

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