We Stand Together: Joanne Nimik

Joanne Nimik, Flying Eagle Woman, is from the Bear Clan and an intergenerational survivor. Joining Chance Paupanakis of the Akiing Onji Foundation, she shares that everyone has a story. Some stories are so painful they leave an impact for decades or life. She describes one experience she had with her mother when asking to learn her traditional language, a question her mother never responded to.

We Stand Together

Over 130 residential schools operated in Canada. The first federal residential school began around 1883; the last closed in 1996.

We Stand Together invites Indian residential school and day school survivors, 60's Scoop, and intergenerational survivors to share their truth. This project is an opportunity for those on their journeys of healing to share their experiences and perspectives so all can learn about the effects of residential and day schools and the challenges Indigenous communities still face.

U Multicultural is located on Treaty 1 territory, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.