Allie Vandervalk

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

@LibraryArchives What's happening with the #Ottawa bookings? I can't find the link to book a reservation.

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

#NuggsForCarter https://t.co/s4lcItChh4

[Carter Wilkerson @carterjwm]

HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

Thanks @CanadasHistory for a great afternoon. Such important conversations & many reasons to be angry, but also hopeful #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

@rymoran closing: Indigenous people have the right to live in a country free of assimilation. Our challenge is to realize this #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

#Histforum16 is wrapping up. @Bearhead_C asks everyone to consider what will your contribution to the TRC's Calls to Action be? #histforum16

[Stacey Devlin @StaceyRDevlin]

How can I understand others better? What can I do to promote truth, reconciliation, education, respect? So much to consider at #histforum16.

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

Truly understanding the history of Indigenous peoples must be done at an emotional, not intellectual level. @AnneTenning #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

Learn, unlearn, relearn: the process of reconciliation @AnneTenning #histforum16

[Stacey Devlin @StaceyRDevlin]

@AnneTenning: 40% of indigenous students in BC don't graduate. "They haven't failed; the educational system has failed them." #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

@AnneTenning speaks about how the education system is still very challenging for students of Indigenous ancestry #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

@AnneTenning introduces herself in her own language for the first time at the #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

Stromquist: Children understand injustice from a very young age and give us hope as future leaders. #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

Stromquist: As it has taken decades to see the damage of the IRS system, it will take years to see the work of reconciliation. #histforum16

[Stacey Devlin @StaceyRDevlin]

Canada's benign self image contrasts starkly with our colonial history. Gail Stromquist at#histforum16

[Emily Cuggy @emilycuggy]

Project of Heart takes readers thru the history of residential schools, and shares stories of survivors #histforum16 https://t.co/VQimr72BWD

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

If we have a foundation based on untruths, how can we achieve reconciliation? How do we reconcile if we lack understanding? #histforum16

[Emily Cuggy @emilycuggy]

For those not in attendance, you can still check out "Project of Heart" as an ebook: https://t.co/VQimr72BWD #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

Learning about the incredible work of @projectofheart at #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

Gail Stromquist asks us to imagine the experience of attending residential school and then sending your child to school. #histforum16

[Allie Vandervalk @allieo_v]

Baudouin Lalo begins his talk with his mother's story. #histforum16