Residential school survivor keen on sharing experience

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its interim report Friday on dealing with Canada's residential school legacy.

One recommendation is for every survivor to receive a written copy of the government's apology.

The people who went to the residential school should have the privilege of presenting... —Ron Morrisseau, Thunder Bay St. Joseph's residential school survivor

Ron Morrisseau, a 77-year-old survivor of St. Joseph's residential school in Thunder Bay, said he's not sure about that plan.

"I don't think this is over," Morrisseau said. "Someone else may come up with an idea of doing this to the native people, because of the way they treated them, I don't know if they're really sorry for it."

The report also said schools should teach more about the residential school legacy — something with which Morrisseau agrees.

"The people who went to the residential school should have the privilege of presenting their own consequences as to how the residential procedures went on," he said. "They should be teaching the children, not the government."

Morrisseau said he'd like the opportunity to share his experiences with others.