Secret Path

Secret Path tells the story of Chanie Wenjack, a twelve-year old boy who died while trying to flee the residential school he'd been sent to. He was trying to return to his family. Gord Downie's poems and songs tell the story of Chanie's journey.

The video and songs are available for free online. Our Lambton College library will hold a special screening of the film on Thursday, December 1 at 11:30. 

Watch the full video here: Secret Path 

The halls are orange at Lambton College!

Members of Lambton College's
Aboriginal Student Council
 volunteer to share information.

Thank you to all of you 
who wore orange today 
in support of survivors of 
Indian Residential Schools! 

Lila Bruyere, a residential school
survivor from Couchiching First Nation,
located in Northern Ontario. 
Lila attended St. Margaret's Residential
School in Fort Frances, Ontario.

Members of the Aboriginal Students Council
stand with Lila.

Here are a few of Lambton College's second-year Social Service Worker students. 

Remembering the Victims of Residential School

Tomorrow, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day. Wear orange to honour the survivors of Indian Residential Schools. 

You can check out the Facebook campaign here. 

Indian Residential Schools, sponsored by the Canadian government and various churches, systematically removed First Nations children from their families for 150 years in an attempt to erase all traces of First Nations' cultures. Earlier this year, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released a report and a series of recommendations. Acknowledging the history and the pain is an important first step.

You can learn more about the October 30th campaign at orangeshirtday.weebly.com