The World Former residential school in Canada reopens as historic site
Sep 30, 2025
Manuel Rueda, a journalist well-versed in migration stories, shares insights on the dramatic decline in crossings through the once perilous Darien Gap, attributing this change to recent U.S. policy shifts. Stuart Bell, an investigative journalist for Global News, delves into the Canadian government's controversial designation of the Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity, discussing its broader implications for national security and diplomatic relations with India. Together, they tackle these pressing global migration and security issues.
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Preserving A School To Tell Survivors' Stories
- Heather George described preserving the Mohawk Institute so survivors' stories could be told in the building where they happened.
- The museum displays artifacts like sewing-table chalk marks showing children were identified by numbers, not names.
The Building Acts As An Artifact
- Renovations revealed hundreds of hidden objects that make the building itself an artifact for remembrance.
- Exhibits use reflections and found objects to connect visitors directly to children's lived experiences.
Fund Survivor-Led Preservation
- Keep historic sites that survivors want preserved even if restoration costs are high.
- Use federal and provincial funding plus private donations to make restorations possible and educational.
