#91: Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein: Addressing the Legacy of Residential Schools and Child Welfare Inequities

On the Economy of Well-being Podcast, Dan Rubenstein and Nancy Dyson share their story about their lived experience of the trauma they witnessed at one of Canada's many residential schools that has impacted so many indigenous brothers and sisters.  In June of this year a book by Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein was released just as news was breaking about the unmarked graves of children outside former residential schools. Saint Michael’s Residential School: Lament & Legacy is the story of four months in 1970 when Dan and Nancy were hired as childcare workers at an Indian residential school in Alert Bay, BC. Their book is available at independent bookstores, Chapters/Indigo and Amazon. Chief Doctor Robert Joseph, founder and ambassador for Reconciliation Canada, has asked Dyson and Rubenstein to promote conversations about Reconciliation.  Dyson and Rubenstein are published authors. Their first work, Railroad of Courage, a work of youth fiction, was published by Ronsdale Press in 2017. St. Michael’s Residential School: Lament & Legacy is available at independent book stores, Chapters stores and on Amazon. They are donating royalties and honorariums to the IRSSS, the Indian Residential School Society, Reconciliation Canada and other support groups for Survivors. Nancy is a retired early childhood educator. Dan was an auditor with the Office of the Auditor General of Canada.  They live in Ottawa and enjoy spending time at their lake-side cottage, especially when their three adult children and nine grandchildren are able to visit.  You can visit their web site at: Dan Rubenstein & Nancy Dyson – Published Authors (rubenstein-dyson.com).