By Miriam Sainnawap “Residential schools for Aboriginal people in Canada date back to the 1870s. Over 130 residential schools were located across the country, and the last school closed in 1996. These government-funded, church-run schools were set up to eliminate parental involvement in the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual development of Aboriginal children. “During this era,…
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Creative Storytelling as a Tool for Transformation
For the first time at School of Peace, participants used puppets and dioramas to explain issues from their communities. In the third module, Hem Sopharak “Small” led a session on creative storytelling as a tool for transformation. The participants broke into groups and made their own puppets and dioramas to explain problems like colonization, trauma, reconciliation, and…
Threads of Hope in Pattani
By Sara Klassen, photo by Joseph Mosor Foreward by Max Ediger In 1902 the the Kingdom of Siam, known today as the Kingdom of Thailand, annexed the Kingdom of Pattani. Pattani was, at that time, a semi-autonomous region of Malaysia. From that time to the present there have been conflicts based on political and cultural alienation….
“Free Anwar”
Romlah and Anwar’s story By Sara Klassen, edited by Rachel Bergen Foreward by Max Ediger In 1902 the the Kingdom of Siam, known today as the Kingdom of Thailand, annexed the Kingdom of Pattani. Pattani was, at that time, a semi-autonomous region of Malaysia. From that time to the present there have been conflicts based…