FAWN POCHEL
The dark history of the Education system and Indigenous people of Turtle Island (North America) is a relationship characterized by genocide and resiliency. Horror stories of residential and boarding schools continue to haunt our Indigenous communities. The historical trauma caused in the name of education is where my story begins. My story starts well before my birth; my story is a continuation of my Father’s. My Father is what some call a “Scoopie”, just one of thousands of First Nation Children who were forcibly removed in masses from their families, communities and Bands…
