In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre invites and encourages all to watch their short documentary film titled “A Cup of Cold Water.”

This moving documentary, produced by the amazing folks at the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC), looks at the years of advocacy work undertaken by Alfred J. Kirkness in the 1960s and 70s when he lobbied various levels of Manitoba government to take responsibility for the care of the multiple unmarked graves at the Brandon Residential School. His persistent letter writing campaign was rediscovered through the detailed archival research efforts of Archivists Anne Lindsay and David Cuthbert and has more recently been used by the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation to locate and identify the children who lost their lives while in the care of the Brandon Residential School.

Video link:  https://vimeo.com/863594400?share=copy

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