1927 Great Grandpa Malo left Sacred Heart,
1933 Grandma Alice was born to Malo and Marie,
1935 Marie died and the priest took Alice
From the Sahtu to Sacred Heart
In Fort Providence far from her father
Second generation in the same school
She stayed from two until she left
She never returned to her people
Labelled the orphan.
Birthed eight children.
Some of those children went to:
Residential Schools,
Day Schools,
Group Homes,
Had grandchildren taken to foster care.
Only reason was that they were Native.
She survived. She still lives today.
Her legacy lives in her children,
grandchildren, great grandchildren
and great great grandchildren.
Over 30 lives now.
Imagine how many descendants
215 Indigenous children
Laying hidden in the graves of
Kamloops Residential School
Could have had?
