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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 2008
Page
5
Twenty years ago on June 28, forty three students graduated from Goose Lake High. Daniel Mann won the Proficiency Award and Governor General's Medal. Donna Yeo delivered the valedictory. High winds split an old Roblin tree in Ed Yurkin’s yard, dating back before 1906.
The piece reflects on the residential school era, acknowledging severe abuse for some while noting others gained education and roles afterward. It argues the policy aimed at assimilation was misguided and harmful though not universally damaging, citing scars, differing outcomes, and broader patterns in similar institutions.
Narrator vents about government and residential schools, recalling Gillam Manitoba in the 1950s and 60s. He reflects on lost summers, hockey prowess, and improved English from students sent to residential schools. He recalls visiting a school in 1974 and the contrast with teachers’ outdoor rink gear.
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