Lejac Indian Residential School: March 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Caroline Linitski on Rose Prince

A very interesting story by Caroline Linitski who was with Rose Prince when she passed away: http://wcr.ab.ca/old-site/news/2010/0830/prince083010.shtml

Truth & Reconciliation

Link: http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstitution/index.php?p=12

BOOK

Link: http://www.amazon.ca/Residential-Schools-Canada-Canadian-Indian/dp/1156194644

Wikinfo.org

Link: http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Canadian_Residential_School_System

Ask.com

Link: http://www.ask.com/wiki/Canadian_Indian_residential_school_system

Lizette Hall

A book she wrote and the link: http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=7610

VIDEO on Rose Prince

Link: http://www.shenandoahfilms.com/Uncorrupted-The-Story-of-Rose-PrinceA-Native-Saint-_p_265.html

Link to Blog.ca

Link: http://www.blog.ca/media/photo/lejac/4721911

Bruce Allan

Here is an interesting link: http://www.wix.com/al2883/aboriginal-studies-bruce-allan

Rose Prince

Just a bit of history of one of Lejac former students:

Link: http://www.roseprincecatholic.net/

Friday, March 30, 2012

The Shingwauk Project

Here is the link to Algoma University's ' Shingwauk Project'.

Link: http://archives.algomau.ca/drupal6/shingwauk_project

Shingwauk's Vision...

Link: http://books.google.ca/books/about/Shingwauk_s_vision.html?id=F_ogXEL2FloC

Assembly of First Nations

The picture this site posted on their cover page is not Lejac but another school. Here is their Link: http://www.afn-irs.ca/content/lejac

TURTLE ISLAND

Link: http://www.turtleisland.org/resources/resources001.htm

Prince George Diocese

Lejac Indian Residential School may have been in the Prince George Diocese. You can find their site at this location:

Link: http://www.pgdiocese.bc.ca/?page_id=38

Northern BC Archives

You can search the Northern BC Archives for Lejac at this location:

Link: http://search.nbca.unbc.ca/lejac-residential-school-at-fraser-lake-bc;rad

WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN....

Here is a link we found to a website called 'Where are the Children?'

Link: http://www.wherearethechildren.ca/en/map/bc/schools.php?id=12

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Students...

These students are Juniors at Lejac out for a walk with their supervisors. Looks like this photo is possibly from the early 1970s maybe?

FACEBOOK.....

Here are couple photos we found at the Facebook group 'Lejac Residential School Memorial Project'. Anyone know who posted these photos? Administrator

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

FRED ROBISON

Fred Robison was our cook at Lejac, here serving up a birthday cake. Fred was at the school in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mrs. Robison worked at the school laundry room.

Monday, March 19, 2012

AT THE SHOW HALL....

Students congregate at the Show Hall. Possibly a Christmas party? photo circa 1964

MAX DUNCAN

Max Duncan was a boy from Tachie seen here in this 1963 photo in the boys' rec room.

Friday, March 16, 2012

FIRST COMMUNION....

It was First Communion for many of us boys and girls in the Junior dorms in June 1964. Here we are enjoying a banquet in the girls' rec room following the church ceremony. photo courtesy of Jim

Thursday, March 15, 2012

REQUEST

Does anyone know where we can find more photos on the Cariboo Indian Girls Pipe Band? Is there an archive somewhere....where we can find more pictures of the band?

Please email any information to 'jackman2@telus.net'. Thank you.

TOO SHY....

A couple of very shy girls at Indian residential school. photo circa 1964

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

I was 12 years old when we went to play at the Smithers Winter Carnival in 1968. And they had to outfit us with special rubber soles which fit over our black shoes so we wouldn't slip on the ice. Also, we did a couple practice runs on our own rink back home at Lejac so we knew what it would be like marching on ice. And another thing, it was the last year we had an all-fife band. Because the next year they introduced a whole new line of brass instruments to our ranks such as the trombone, sax, trumpets, clarinets and the French horn.

At Smithers, they billeted us out to families where we stayed for the two days over that Carnival weekend. Smithers was so exciting for a lot of us young boys who never been to such a big town before!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Sunday, March 11, 2012

When the boys joined archery...

Friday, March 9, 2012

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Herman Glenn of Fort tries out his brand new toy as another boy watches. He also has a bag of goodies!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

OKAY, HERE IS THE LION'S CLUB PARTY

Thank you Jim for these photos. I scan the photos whenever I get the chance. I don't know who this boy is but this photo is from the early 1960s at Lejac.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

THE LIONS CLUB....

Verne, it was not the PG Lions club that came to Lejac, They looked after the school in White Horse. It was a bunch of doctors and business people from Pr. George who formed the Scrooge & Marley Club who donated the money and their time to come to Lejac, buy the gifts and put on those wonderful Christmas parties. They also supplied sleeping bags for our camping trips. They were a very generous group of people. Thank you Jim for setting the record straight.

JUNIOR BOYS....

I'm not sure who the boy is horsing around in this photo but that is Herman Glenn on the left behind the boy and possibly Andy Joseph on the right. photo circa 1963

Saturday, March 3, 2012

OUR OLD TRACTOR....

Here is one of the supervisors on our old tractor tilling the soil in our big rink. A Senior boy watches from behind the boards and that's our curling rink in the background. This photo is likely sometime after 1965.