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Geraldine Shingoose

Geraldine Shingoose's spirit names are Sky Woman and Northern Lights Woman. She comes from the Bear Clan. She is a Sauteaux woman from Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation in Manitoba. She has grown into a grandmother (and great-grandmother) of faith, belief and kindness, from the love of her family.

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    'Listen to my story': As Lynn Beyak retires from senate, an open letter from a residential school survivor

    Beyak, who announced her retirement from the Senate this week, says she stands by her widely criticized comments on "the good" in residential schools. "Sen. Beyak, can you justify my experience of physical torture?" asks residential school survivor Geraldine Shingoose.
    Canada Manitoba
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    Ojibwe grandmother thanks her father, elders who helped her reconnect with culture after residential school

    An Ojibwe grandmother from Manitoba recalls ancestral teachings that were lost in residential school, which she then reclaimed thanks to time spent with her father and elders.
    Canada