By Chantel Downes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeland This Week “I did not go to the residential school, but the residential school came into my life through my mom, through my brothers, and through my sisters,” Martial said. As Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approach on Sept. 30, the Cold Lake First Nations member and employee shared how residential schools affected her family across generations, and how they are working to ensure that pain is not passed on. Martial holds a bachelor’s degrees in Dene and education, as well as a master’s degree in Indigenous studies and language. She now works with the Cold Lake First Nations’ language and culture program. Her mother was a residential school survivor, while two older brothers and two…
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