Celebrated Speakers: Bev Sellars
Honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
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1h 31m
Author and advocate Bev Sellars formerly served as councilor and chief of Xatśūll (Soda Creek) First Nation in British Columbia. Her memoir, They Called Me Number One, about her experiences in the residential institution St. Joseph's Mission, formed a key part of the research for the play 1939, which received its world première at the 2022 Festival season. Hear her story and her thoughts on how to move with truth toward reconciliation.
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