Phyllis Websted will visit schools and businesses in the Bay St. George area as part of her first visit to the province.
The founder of the Orange Shirt Society is headed to the west coast for a few days. Phyllis Websted will visit schools and businesses in the Bay St. George area as part of her first visit to the province. Judy Falle is with the Education and Training Department at Qalipu First Nations. She made the announcement on Baym’s Qalipu today. Phyllis Websted was a little girl only 6 years old when she went to school at St. Joseph's mission in Daw Creek, B.C., in 1978. The soft spoken little girl was told she could not wear her orange shirt with the uniform. Falle says residential schools didn’t close until 1996 while many think schools are from the 1930’s and 40’s. Also, she says the Indian Act hasn’t been changed since it was written in 1876. Falle says NL Indigenous people were written out of history during Confederation when Joey Smallwood told Canada there were no indians on the island portion of Newfoundland, since Indians were not allowed to vote. Falle says the more we talk about truth and reconciliation, the easier it is for others to tell their stories. There will be a public meet and greet at the Stephenville Lions Club Friday night from 6 until 8pm.
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