Apologies for those who receive this from multiple lists.  John is a
colleague of mine in the international development arena, but he's also
active in domestic issues.  Please feel free to post this to other
interested lists (I've sent to Click4HP and SDOH, obviously).
 
Trish

Trish Paton
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Viva Vitality! 

 

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From: john gaudi [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 7:50 PM
Subject: Documentary about INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS to air on CBC
RADIO's "THE CURRENT" on Wed., April 16th


Hi Everyone, 
 
It's been months in the making...and FINALLY...it's about to hit the
airwaves!
I have prepared a radio documentary called, 'Walks Far Woman' for CBC
Radio
One's 'The Current'. 
 
The documentary will be airing this coming Wednesday, April 16th at 9
a.m. As 
always, this may be subject to change. Please keep listening, even if
you don't 
hear the documentary at 9 a.m. It may have been pushed forward to 9:30
a.m. 
The documentary will be about 20 min long. I will send an update re: the
exact time, 
if possible.
 
'Walks Far Woman' is about an Ojibway woman named Martie LaValley. She
has 
been helping survivors of Indian Residential Schools speak about what
they 
suffered as children. Residential schools were originally set up to
assimilate 
aboriginal children into Canadian society through institutionalized
education. It's
a chapter in Canadian history that is an open wound for many former
students. 
What happened behind closed doors, at some residential schools, remained
a 
secret for years. 
 
In 2007, the largest class action suit settlement in Canadian history
re: Indian 
Residential Schools was approved by the courts. One component of the
settlement is 
the Independent Assessment Process. The process helps former students
settle 
their claims for abuse they suffered at residential schools. And that's
where Martie 
LaValley comes in...
 
This has been a rewarding project to work on. And I've had a lot of help
from people along 
the way. I would be honoured if you would take the time to listen to the
story. 
 
Again, the date is: 
 
Wednesday, April 16th at 9 a.m. (time subject to change)
 
It will be broadcast nationally on CBC Radio One's THE CURRENT and on
Sirius Satellite 
Radio 137. For those of you in Toronto, that's 99.1 FM. 
 
Please visit: www.cbc.ca <http://www.cbc.ca/>  for more information on
how to listen to the show live. Or 
email me at [log in to unmask] If I'm lucky, maybe the folks at The
Current will 
podcast it. But, more on that later...  
 
Feel free to pass the word on! And I look forward to hearing what you
think of the 
documentary. 
 
Best Regards, 
 
john gaudi



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