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100 Years of Loss Exhibit
By Patrick Lewis
Row 2 Photos by Shuana Niessen Row 1 Photos by Patrick Lewis
JoLee Sasakamoose and Michael Cappello Putting the exhibit together Shauneen Pete and JoLee Sasakamoose
School children learning about residential school children
Over 400 students from
K-12 classrooms across Regina along with numerous university faculty and students attended the 100 Years of Loss : The Residential School System in Canada Exhibit .
The exhibit was developed by the Legacy of Hope Foundation in 2010 as an educational tool for teachers and administrators to raise awareness and teach about the history and legacy of the residential school system of Canada . The Foundation also developed teaching resources
The exhibit
that complement the exhibit , available since early 2012 . The Faculty of Education , University of Regina worked with the Foundation to host the exhibit in the early autumn of 2013 . The exhibit ran from September 30 to October 18 , 2013 .
An organizing committee was formed from members of the Aboriginal Advisory Circle within the Faculty of Education and the Elementary Program group : Patrick Lewis , JoLee Sasakamoose , Shauneen Pete , Mike Cappello , Sarah Longman ,
University students taking in the exhibit
and Jennifer Tupper . The committee members set up the exhibit in the 5 th Parallel Gallery at the U of R on the weekend of September 28 and organized the Opening for Survivors for the afternoon / evening of September 30 with a Public Opening on October 1 . Elders and members of the community attended the Survivors Opening , which took place in one of the tipis provided by Regina Public Schools . The opening was followed by a tour of the exhibit and a meal . continued on page 5