For over a century, the Canadian government ripped an estimated 150,000 First Nations children from their families. They were sent them to residential schools, where they faced horrific abuse.
Those terrible memories collected during the Truth and Reconciliation hearings have been digitized, and brought to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba.
"It's not a good history. And it’s one that, frankly, we need to come to terms with in this country," said Ry Moran, director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
"We need to understand who we are as a nation, and what we've actually done," said Moran.
That's what this centre is all about.
The large collection includes 7,000 personal stories, 1,300 artifacts and 18,000 photographs.
It even has a glee club record that students made during their time in the schools.
"It's like finishing one chapter, and moving on to the next chapter," said Phil Fontaine, former national chief.
