Ep 7: Merle's Story (early release)

*This is a special early release of one episode from the upcoming Season 2 of Undercurrents. Look for the rest of Season 2 in September!* This is the story of how one man, who used to work at a residential school, has spent the rest of his life trying to hold himself accountable, and what it means for other Settler Canadians. Undercurrents is produced with support from Kindred Credit Union. Transcription of the episode can be found here. National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419. Kid’s Help Phone line 24/7: 1-800-668-6868 https://kidshelpphone.ca/ Merle Nisly’s reaction to the uncovering of 215 Indigenous children in Kamloops. https://mnisly.com/the-impact-of-215/ Stories of repair: a reparative justice resource. A very practical booklet of 'next steps' for churches and individuals to take: https://dofdmenno.org/stories-of-repair/ “Every child matters” - Indigenous History Month: https://mcco.ca/remembering TRC 94 Calls to Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf Justice Sinclair: “TRC One Year Later” https://youtu.be/_MhqF4yeSXo?t=241 “Change may not look like what you thought it would” CBC - news: “Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKKLgwlosaw Some history of Northern Light Gospel Missions and Poplar Hill https://ontariomennonitehistory.org/2015/06/08/ontario-mennonites-and-the-poplar-hill-development-school/ Canadian Mennonite series: https://canadianmennonite.org/articles/how-complicit-are-mennonites-residential-school-abuse “A first step towards healing” - Personal reflection on the first TRC event (June 2010) https://canadianmennonite.org/articles/first-step-towards-healing “MC Canada shares the pain of Indian Residential School legacy” - A report on discussions at MC Canada Assembly 2010 https://canadianmennonite.org/articles/mc-canada-shares-pain-indian-residential-school-legacy Edited by Christen Kong Mixed by Francois Goudrealt of Hello Francy Sound and Music Production Research by Seun Olowo-Ake Original music by Brian MacMillan Artwork by Jesse Bergen