Acts of Resistance

Gina Laing and Dennis Bob are survivors of the Alberni Indian Residential School on Vancouver Island. Both experienced abuse at the school, and still navigate the effects of that trauma. But Gina and Dennis are finding ways to heal and to regain agency in their lives. That includes returning to the grounds of the former school. PLUS, 15-year-old Skyla Hart chooses to remain seated every Monday when O Canada plays on the intercom at her high school. For Skyla, it’s a sign of respect to her Ojibwe and Cree ancestors. Skyla, her mom Raven Hart, and researcher Rob Houle share their thoughts on re-imagining O Canada for today -- a conversation that is starting with Indigenous youth, and inviting everyone.